Owen Sound, a town and port of entry of Ontario, at the head of Georgian Bay, 122 miles by rail NW. of Toronto. It possesses a deep sheltered harbour (12 miles by 5), and has a large trade in lumber and grain, besides manufactures of furniture and wooden wares, machinery, woollen goods, &c. The Canadian Pacific steamers leave here for Port Arthur. Pop. 6000.
Owen Sound
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 672
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