Wiarton Heritage Walking Tour

The Town of Wiarton was named after Wiarton Place, near Maidstone Kent, England; birthplace of Sir Edmund Walker Head, who was Governor General of Canada in 1857, when the original land survey was done. Gould Street developed as the main street; a hotel built and operated by B.B. Miller located at the SE corner of Gould and Division in 1866 was followed by other businesses. The NE corner of Gould and Division was Dinsmore’s Store, SW corner was Doupes Hardware, Gould between George and William was Greenlees General Store and on the SW corner of Gould and George was Paterson’s Drug Store to name a few.