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Inverhuron was first settled by people of
European descent in the early 1840s. In 1851 Superintendent of Schools of Bruce County, William Gunn opened a general store and post office. Gunn quickly followed with a school and library. By the end of the decade Inverhuron boasted lime kilns, saw and grist
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Inverhuron Provincial Park, which in 2005 reopened its doors to overnight camping with over 125 campsites, and was designated a Historic Park. Prior to the reopening, the park was a day-use only site catering to hikers and naturalists.
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Ontario. It was closed in 1973 for camping because of safety concerns caused by the building of Ont Hydros Heavy Water Plant. That plant was closed by 2000.
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