Reflections: 'Another town that might have been'

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Reflections: 'Another town that might have been'

In January 1941, an article about a Perth County town appeared in the London Free Press. The headline noted that Trowbridge was once known as Elma Hope Village and had got off to a good start with a promise of becoming an industrial centre. The article goes on: “Trowbridge, another ‘town that might have been,’ is situated on the Maitland River in the northwestern portion of Elma Township. It is six miles southwest of Listowel and has faded until…