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Clinton, Ontario
43°36′57″N 81°32′22″W / 43.615883°N 81.539454°W
Clinton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the municipality of Central Huron. Clinton was established in 1831, when Jonas Gibbings and brothers Peter and Stephen Vanderburg cleared out a small area to start. Clinton started to grow in 1844 when William Rattenbury laid out the plans to begin making a village. In 1954, Clinton's population was 2,625 people. Today, it has an estimated population of 3,203.
Clinton is known as Canada's home of radar and there is a large radar antenna in the downtown because of its association with RCAF Station Clinton during World War II. Clinton was known as "The Corners" or "Rattenbury Corner" in its earlier days.
Clinton was established in 1831, when Jonas Gibbings and brothers Peter and Stephen Vanderburg cleared out a small area to start. It was named after Sir Henry Clinton, who distinguished himself during the Peninsular War. Clinton started to grow in 1844 when William Rattenbury laid out the plans to begin making a village. Soon after, people began buying land from Rattenbury as well as the Gibbings.
Clinton was the home of the highly influential 19th-century ethnologist and anthropologist Horatio Hale, who involved himself locally in real estate development and other business and educational endeavours. Several of the streets in the centre of the town were personally named by him. Hale is interred in the municipal cemetery north of the community.
In 1858, the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway set up a stop in Clinton. The station was dismantled and moved to 196 Dunlop Street as a private residence.
In 1863, the first fire department was set up, with 40 men volunteering for duty.
In 1868, William Doherty established the W. Doherty Piano and Organ Co, which manufactured a substantial number of pianos and reed organs in Clinton until the 1930s. Doherty operated a storefront on the main street until 1875, when the company opened a large factory in the town. The factory burned down in 1898 and was quickly rebuilt in time to manufacture organs for the year's CNE.
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Clinton, Ontario
43°36′57″N 81°32′22″W / 43.615883°N 81.539454°W
Clinton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the municipality of Central Huron. Clinton was established in 1831, when Jonas Gibbings and brothers Peter and Stephen Vanderburg cleared out a small area to start. Clinton started to grow in 1844 when William Rattenbury laid out the plans to begin making a village. In 1954, Clinton's population was 2,625 people. Today, it has an estimated population of 3,203.
Clinton is known as Canada's home of radar and there is a large radar antenna in the downtown because of its association with RCAF Station Clinton during World War II. Clinton was known as "The Corners" or "Rattenbury Corner" in its earlier days.
Clinton was established in 1831, when Jonas Gibbings and brothers Peter and Stephen Vanderburg cleared out a small area to start. It was named after Sir Henry Clinton, who distinguished himself during the Peninsular War. Clinton started to grow in 1844 when William Rattenbury laid out the plans to begin making a village. Soon after, people began buying land from Rattenbury as well as the Gibbings.
Clinton was the home of the highly influential 19th-century ethnologist and anthropologist Horatio Hale, who involved himself locally in real estate development and other business and educational endeavours. Several of the streets in the centre of the town were personally named by him. Hale is interred in the municipal cemetery north of the community.
In 1858, the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway set up a stop in Clinton. The station was dismantled and moved to 196 Dunlop Street as a private residence.
In 1863, the first fire department was set up, with 40 men volunteering for duty.
In 1868, William Doherty established the W. Doherty Piano and Organ Co, which manufactured a substantial number of pianos and reed organs in Clinton until the 1930s. Doherty operated a storefront on the main street until 1875, when the company opened a large factory in the town. The factory burned down in 1898 and was quickly rebuilt in time to manufacture organs for the year's CNE.