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856:. It has hosted many local community events with its year-round facilities. Members of surrounding churches in the Ottawa area rent out trailers and stay at camp during the summer. The camp is owned and operated by the
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travelled through an area very near Cobden he was exploring the Ottawa River. The
Chenaux Rapids forced Champlain and his men to portage. They presumably took shore in Browns Bay, near present-day McKenzie's Hill.
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Cobden has been the victim of many fires, which have destroyed almost all of the original buildings. Main Street has suffered worst from fire, including one in 1913 that destroyed the
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Village of Cobden was amalgamated with the Village of Beachburg, the Township of Ross, and the Township of Westmeath to form the Township of Whitewater Region.
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