Overview - Grafton Station Cannery - Grafton Ontario

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Located in the Ghost town of Grafton Station - located just south of Grafton Ontario, which was originally called Grover's Tavern until March, 1832. Grafton had a bustling port for many years, shipping grain, barley and other commodities to communities along the Great Lakes. When the community moved from farming to growing vegatables a cannery was built.

Grafton Station was a small station village and company town located just south of the village of Grafton. It was first established in 1904 after the Canadian Northern Railway established a line in Southeast Ontario. Shortly after the railway arrived, the Canada Canning Company opened a plant alongside the tracks, followed by a small company town.

Canada Canning provided employment for the Grafton community and surrounding area until the 1950s.The facility included a couple of large factories, worker's cabins, a bunkhouse and manager's house.

Today the area, although still somewhat separated from Grafton, is slowly being encroached by new development. A couple of the old factory buildings are still standing, but the worker's cottages and manager's house, that were still standing in the late 1990s, have disappeared. The area still contains a large number of foundations.

Station Road south to Cannery Road - turn left

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Overview - Grafton Station Cannery - Grafton Ontario