Arthur, Ontario

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Arthur is a village in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, located west of Orangeville on County Road 109, as well as southeast of Mount Forest and northwest of Fergus on Wellington Road 6. The population of Arthur is approximately 2,000.

1 Most Patriotic Village in Canada
2 Sussman's of Arthur
3 Interesting Facts
4 External links

[edit] Most Patriotic Village in Canada

In November 1942, the Toronto Star ran a front page headline that read Arthur Village Gives Sons and Money to Aid the War, and recognized Arthur as the Most Patriotic Village in Canada due to 1 out of 7 Arthur residents fought in the Second World War. It was the highest ratio in comparsion to villages of comparable sizes in Canada. By the end of the war, 338 Arthur residents had enlisted, and 25 were killed in action.

[edit] Sussman's of Arthur

In 1906, Joe Sussman and his 2 brothers moved from Poland to the clothing district in Toronto. Joe moved to the Arthur area and would drive a horse drawn carriage along the countryside, bringing clothing to people who lived on farms, and also would help out on farms if help was needed. In 1914, Joe settled his store at a permanent location, and the store quickly began popular with people from Arthur and surrounding areas. Today, Sussman's of Arthur is one of the largest independent owned clothiers in Canada.

[edit] Interesting Facts

The Arthur Enterprise News, established in 1863, was one of the few non-syndicated weekly newspapers in Canada.
In 1897, Arthur Village was one of the earliest in Ontario to be served by a power transmission line. There were no meters, but people were charged 10 cents for each lightbulb used. Power was available in the evenings and was cut off at midnight.
The Wellington County Creamery, in Arthur on George Street where Crawford Funeral Home is now located, during a fifteen year period produced 1½ million pounds of butter.