Category: South River, Ontario
Categories: Parry Sound District, Ontario
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This category contains profiles of individuals who lived in this area between 1881 and today.
South River is a village located in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. Logging in the area began in the 1860s, but it was not until 1881 when the first settlers, Robert Carter and his wife, arrived following the completion of the Grand Trunk Railroad. Within a few years, they opened a general store and the new community, located on the eponymous South River, had hotels, a bank, a butcher shop, and jeweller. In 1907, the village separated from Machar Township and was incorporated,
The Village of South River is now a Single Tier Municipality located within Parry Sound District.
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