Wroxeter, Ontario

The first settlers of Wroxeter were the Gibson brothers, Thomas and Robert, who founded the community in the mid-19th century.^{[citation needed]} During its peak period, Wroxeter had five general stores, five hotels, two schools (which operated until 1950), a library, a woolen mill, a grist mill, and an arena, which stood until it was torn down in the late 1970s.^{[citation needed]} Wroxeter also had a railway, completed in 1874, when a train station was constructed to connect the village to the Toronto area.^{[citation needed]} The population of Wroxeter in the late 19th century is estimated to have been 700–800 people.^{[citation needed]} Wroxeter became a village in 1875 but was dissolved into Howick Township in 1929.^[1] In 1948, the Township of Howick made Wroxeter an unincorporated village.^{[citation needed]} Today, Wroxeter's old industries have vanished.^{[citation needed]}