Herron's Mills is a ghost town

Ghost town

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 in Lanark County

Lanark County, Ontario

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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, near Lanark

Lanark, Ontario

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 and Clydesville.

Businessman John Gillies established a sawmill

Sawmill

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in the community in 1842, to supply lumber for construction in the area. The mill continued to operate until 1950.

Revival

Ed Weaver purchased the house and property in early 2006 when no one in the family of the previous owner, Marie Storie, chose to inherit it. Weaver and his wife Debbie and his two sons Kyle and Bradley have renovated the home and maintained the property. However, Ed and Debbie have much greater plans for Herron's Mills.