Inverhuron is located on the shore of Lake Huron, at the west end of County Road 15, just west of Highway 21 and the town of Tiverton. The village is located about halfway between Port Elgin and the town of Kincardine.
Inverhuron was first settled in the early 1840s. In 1851 Superintendent of Schools of Bruce County, William Gunn opened a general store and post office. Gunn quickly followed with a school and library. By the end of the decade Inverhuron boasted lime kilns, saw and grist mills, a quarry, numerous tradesmen including carpenters, and a blacksmith shop. During this time, Inverhuron had a peak population of around 500 people. A major shipping centre with three large grain warehouses was established in the 1870s.
The Inverhuron Fire
Inverhuron's days of success came to an abrupt stop on April 13, 1882 when fire struck the grain warehouses and the pier. The community experienced a devastating financial loss and many of the businesses shut down or relocated elsewhere. Another fire struck the community again in 1887. After the second fire, Inverhuron was finished financially and physically.
The village is home to the Inverhuron Provincial Park, which in 2005 reopened its doors to overnight camping with over 125 campsites, and was designated a Historic Park. Prior to the reopening, the park was a day-use only site catering to hikers and naturalists.
The park originally opened as a campground in 1959, until 1973, as one of the busiest in Ontario. It was closed in 1973 for camping because of safety concerns caused by the building of Ont Hydros Heavy Water Plant. That plant was closed by 2000.
inverhuron, ontario, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Inverhuron Ontario news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Inverhuron is a community located in Bruce County within the Municipality of Kincardine in the Canadian province of Ontario The community includes approximately 200 permanent residents and 400 seasonal cottagers InverhuronCommunityInverhuron BeachInverhuronLocation in southern OntarioCoordinates 44 17 15 N 81 35 15 W 44 28750 N 81 58750 W 44 28750 81 58750 Coordinates 44 17 15 N 81 35 15 W 44 28750 N 81 58750 W 44 28750 81 58750Country CanadaProvince OntarioCountyBruce CountyMunicipalityKincardineTime zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Inverhuron is located on the shore of Lake Huron at the west end of County Road 15 just west of Highway 21 and the town of Tiverton The village is located about halfway between Port Elgin and the town of Kincardine Contents 1 History 2 The Inverhuron Fire 3 Inverhuron Provincial Park 4 Electrical generation 5 See also 6 External linksHistory EditInverhuron was first settled in the early 1840s In 1851 Superintendent of Schools of Bruce County William Gunn opened a general store and post office Gunn quickly followed with a school and library By the end of the decade Inverhuron boasted lime kilns saw and grist mills a quarry numerous tradesmen including carpenters and a blacksmith shop During this time Inverhuron had a peak population of around 500 people A major shipping centre with three large grain warehouses was established in the 1870s The Inverhuron Fire EditInverhuron s days of success came to an abrupt stop on April 13 1882 when fire struck the grain warehouses and the pier The community experienced a devastating financial loss and many of the businesses shut down or relocated elsewhere Another fire struck the community again in 1887 After the second fire Inverhuron was finished financially and physically Inverhuron Provincial Park EditMain article Inverhuron Provincial Park The village is home to the Inverhuron Provincial Park which in 2005 reopened its doors to overnight camping with over 125 campsites and was designated a Historic Park Prior to the reopening the park was a day use only site catering to hikers and naturalists The park originally opened as a campground in 1959 until 1973 as one of the busiest in Ontario It was closed in 1973 for camping because of safety concerns caused by the building of Ont Hydros Heavy Water Plant That plant was closed by 2000 Electrical generation Edit Bruce Nuclear Inverhuron is the site of Bruce Power the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station the largest nuclear power facility in the world Ontario s first commercial wind farm called Huron Wind is located on the outskirts of Inverhuron The wind farm consists of 5 wind turbines Huron Wind near TivertonSee also EditBruce Nuclear Generating Station List of communities in OntarioExternal links Edit Media related to Inverhuron Ontario at Wikimedia Commons This Southwestern Ontario geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inverhuron Ontario amp oldid 1135681255, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
