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Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 6,525. In Bentinck T, Grey C., on the Saugeen R. and C. Rds. 4 & 10, 61 km. S of Owen Sound.
- The first settler, in 1848, was innkeeper Abraham Buck after whom the settlement was named Buck's Bridge and Buck's Crossing. Subsequent names were Adamstown and Slabtown.
- When the post office opened in 1856, the place was named for the province of Hanover in Germany.
- In 1906 Noah Brosso (1881-1955) of Hanover, calling himself Tommy Burns, became the first Canadian to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world.
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the County of Grey.
Natural Resources Canada in the County of Grey.
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