Molesworth is a small community in the town of
Huron East
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and North Perth, in
Southwestern Ontario
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,
Canada
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. Molesworth was founded in 1852 by John Mitchell and his family, who operated a
general store
A general merchant store (also known as general merchandise store, general dealer, village shop, or country store) is a rural or small-town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, someti ...
that served the influx of settlers to the area. Mitchell also acted as a
justice of the peace.
Transportation
Molesworth is located at the junction of
County Road 86 and
County Road 19.
It is no longer served by a scheduled bus service to
Wingham and
Stratford.
References
Link to Molesworth history page
Communities in Huron County, Ontario
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