Varney, Ontario
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Coordinates: 44°7′58″N 80°48′38″W / 44.13278°N 80.81056°W
Varney is a small community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Varney is located on Grey Road 6, about 5 kilometers south of Durham and 19 kilometers north of Mount Forest.[1]
John Vernon Pettigrew, Men's Featherweight Wrestler (1936 Olympic Summer games), was born in Varney.[2]
[edit] Attractions
Varney has 2 tourist attractions to boast.
- On the southern outskirts of the town, there is Varney Motor Speedway touted as "The Fastest 1/4 Mile Track in Southern Ontario".
- In the north end of the town, easily visible from the road, is the World's Largest Adirondack chair
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Varney". County of Grey Website. 2005. http://www.greycounty.ca/communities/varney.cfm. Retrieved 2008-09-28.[dead link]
- ^ "Athletes Born in Varney, Ontario, Canada". sports-reference.com (Sports Reference LLC.). http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/birthplaces.cgi?id=2493. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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