Eganville, Ontario
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Eganville is a small community occupying a deep limestone valley carved at the Fifth Chute of the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It is in the township of Bonnechere Valley.
[edit] History
The power of the river has been harnessed since 1848 but it was John Egan's grist mill that gets credit for stimulating the town's growth.
In 1911, the Great Fire destroyed many of the buildings in Eganville. 75 homes were lost in all along with schools, churches and industries along both sides on the Bonnechere River. A year later, what is now the Municipal Building and one of the most well known symbols of Eganville, was erected, and served as the village post office for almost a century.
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