Harrow, Ontario

Harrow, Ontario

Harrow is a community located in the town of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex%2C_Ontario Essex] , Essex County, Ontario, Canada.

Facts

Hiram Walker, of Canadian Club Whisky fame is credited with putting Harrow on the map. Walker built the railroad, which then brought grain from the South end of the County into the city for use in his distillery. The tracks remained for over 100 years, and were finally removed in 1992 to be replaced with the [http://www.erca.org/ca/greenway/greenway.htm Chrysler Canada Greenway] , part of the Trans Canada Trail.

The heritage of Walker's distillation remains in the form of the Canbar, Inc cooperage that remains in operation in the town.

Though early settlers were mostly German, Harrow was also home to a thriving black community though very few descendants remain.Today Harrow is a quaint community situated along scenic County Road 20 that offers unique shops and many places for antique hunters to explore. It is also the proud home of Canada's southernmost high school. Attractions include Colio Winery, the Harrow Research Station, and historic John R. Park Homestead.

Harrow has organized and hosted an annual agricultural fair [http://www.harrowfair.com/] every Labour Day weekend for over 150 years, and many people from Essex County and other parts of Ontario come. Highlights of the fair include a mom calling contest, a pie auction, "bossy" bingo and a tractor pull. Harrow is also the location of The Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre, one of 19 research centres of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada across the country.

Canada_CP_2001|pop=2,935|popDelta=+4.6%
landArea=2.75|popDensity=1,067.3|medianAge=35.6|medianAgeM=34.2|medianAgeF=37.1
privateDwell=1,075|medianHHIncome=29,932


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Harrow — may be:Objects: *Harrow (tool), an agricultural implement consisting of many spikes, tines or discs dragged across the soil *Spike harrow, an agricultural harrow consisting of a series of downward pointing spikesPlaces: * London Borough of Harrow …   Wikipedia

  • Harrow District High School — is located in Harrow, Ontario and is Canada s most southern high school. It has a population of about 350 students. The school s 100th anniversary was celebrated in 2004. The school board has been trying for many years to close the school due to… …   Wikipedia

  • Harrow Airport — is located convert|3.8|NM|abbr=on|lk=in east northeast of Harrow, Ontario, Canada.References …   Wikipedia

  • Ontario Highway 18 — Highway 18      Highway 18 …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ontario Tourist Routes — This is a List of Ontario Tourist Routes throughout the province, which are designated to highlight places of cultural, environmental, or social importance. It is currently unknown if the majority of these trails are still listed since many of… …   Wikipedia

  • Essex County, Ontario — Infobox Settlement official name = Essex County, Ontario other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = County motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = mapsize = map caption =… …   Wikipedia

  • Wine Route of Ontario — The Wine Route is a designated Ontario tourist route. It is signed in several different segments in Southern Ontario, ranging from Essex County, Ontario, to the Niagara region, and to the northern shore of Lake Ontario. It is still signed to this …   Wikipedia

  • Essex, Ontario — This article is about the town of Essex. For the county, see Essex County, Ontario. Essex   Town   …   Wikipedia

  • New Canaan, Ontario — New Canaan   Town   Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Leamington, Ontario — Leamington   Town   Coat of arms …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”