Madoc, Ontario (town)
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Madoc (pronounced /ˈmeɪ.dɒk/) is a village in Hastings County, Ontario located at the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 62, southeast of Bancroft.
It was originally named MacKenzie's Mills after Donald MacKenzie, who built a sawmill and grist mill here. It was later renamed after Madoc Township which it is now separated from. The area has had a rich mining history. Gold was discovered at nearby Eldorado in 1866. Fluorite was extracted from the area during the 1930s and 1940s. Now, talc is being mined nearby.
People born here include:
- Allan Roy Dafoe, who delivered and cared for the Dionne Quintuplets
- John Weir Foote, who was awarded the Victoria Cross
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