Donnybrook, Ontario
Donnybrook is an unincorporated rural community in North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]
Donnybrook | |
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Unincorporated rural community | |
Donnybrook Cemetery | |
Donnybrook Location in Ontario Donnybrook Donnybrook (Canada) | |
Coordinates: 43°50′11″N 81°28′55″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
County | Huron |
Township | North Huron |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNBC Code | FAZFH[1] |
History
Donnybrook was founded in the 1860s on the corner of what are now Huron County Road 22 and the Glen's Hill Road. At its peak, it had a hotel, tavern, general store, a blacksmith shop, a woodworking shop, an Orange Lodge and a church. By the end of the 1890s, multiple fights broke out, most of Donnybrook's businesses were closed.[3] The church survived until 1999, but presently, all that remains in Donnybrook is the church's cemetery.[4]
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References
- "Donnybrook". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
- "North Huron". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
- Reflections of West Wawanosh, 1996. Page 578
- Plaque at the Donnybrook Cemetery, Glen's Hill Road, West Wawanosh, Ontario
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