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Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario : ウィキペディア英語版 | Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario
Shedden, Ontario is a hamlet in Southwold Township, Elgin County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is known as "The Rhubarb Capital of Ontario" and is home to the "Rosy Rhubarb Festival" which is held in early June each summer. Rhubarb is the primary crop in the surrounding area. It was named in honour of John Shedden who was the foreman during the construction of Toronto's Union Station. It contains a public library, medical clinic, volunteer-based fire hall, grocery store, variety store, restaurant, hair salon, and jujutsu dojo. Shedden gained international attention on April 8, 2006 when the bodies of eight men were discovered in a farmer's field outside of the town〔("8 bodies found on Ontario farm's field" ), ''CBC News'', April 8, 2006.〕 (see Shedden massacre). ==See also==
* Coboconk, Ontario, a village in south-central Ontario that went by the name of ''Shedden'' for a period of seven years in the 1870s.
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