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Maple Hill, Bruce County, Ontario

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The area was known to early travelers as "Maple Hill" because a large strand of maple trees grew there on an elevated piece of the land. The first settlers were all British, and included Captain and Mrs. John J. James, who established a homestead called "Maple Hill". Peter Bartleman, who became a
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The Maple Hill School was operating in 1854 with 41 students, and by 1860, Maple Hill had a population of 70. There was a general store, as well Good's Hotel and tavern, which operated from 1860 to 1910, and was used as a stopover for stage coaches. A
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Maple Hill declined as nearby Walkerton and Hanover prospered. In 1906, one author wrote that while the early settlement showed promise of developing, "being so near both Walkerton and Hanover, it has given up the struggle".
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In the late 1890s, an electric generator with three waterwheels was installed at a dam on the Saugeen River. Electricity from the dam was used to power nearby communities, as well as the printing press of
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by William Halls in 1862, and was called "Maple Hill Race and Sawmill", and also "Hall's Mill". The mill later became a flour and grist mill. A post office operated from 1866 to 1923.
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The History of the County of Bruce and of the Minor Municipalities Therein, Province of Ontario, Canada
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was completed in 1904, passing through the north of Maple Hill. The line was abandoned in 1984.
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furniture and cabinet maker, settled in Maple Hill in the 1850s.
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The settlement is located on Grey/Bruce Road 4, between
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Maple Hill flourished during the mid and late 1800s.
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Maple Hill, Ontario (disambiguation)
dispersed rural community
Maple Hill is located in Southern Ontario
Maple Hill is located in Canada
44°08′41″N 81°04′42″W / 44.14472°N 81.07833°W / 44.14472; -81.07833
Province
Ontario
Bruce County
Brockton
Time zone
UTC−5
EST
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UTC−4
EDT
GNBC
dispersed rural community
Brockton
Bruce County
Ontario
Walkerton
Hanover
Saugeen River
Ruhl Creek
mill race
Saugeen River
Walkerton and Lucknow Railway
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