Arthur

Arthur is a community located just north of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 109 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Earlier a free town, Arthur was amalgamated into Wellington North on January 1, 1999. The town was named after Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington. Pioneers started touching base in 1840. The territory was first overviewed in 1841 by John McDonald and after that authoritatively in 1846 by D.B. Papineau. Amid the primary overview in 1841, the number of inhabitants in Arthur was 22 individuals.

Throughout the following 15 years this number rose to 400 and by 1900 the populace had ascended to a little more than 1500. The saw and grist processes on the Conestogo River urged individuals to settle here. In 1851, a mail station, church and school were composed. Advancement expanded in 1872 when the prepare line of the Toronto, Gray and Bruce Railway achieved the town which was fused in that year. The Arthur Enterprise News, set up in 1863, was one of only a handful few non-syndicated week after week daily papers in Canada. By 1890, a secondary school had been opened. In 1897, Arthur was one of the main towns in Ontario to be associated with a power line; control was just accessible in the nighttimes.