Haley Station Historical Sign

This sign marks the site of the train station that helped name Haley Station. While the original traon station and even the CPR Line have ceased to be, the town of Haleys remains, incorporated into the greater Whiteeater Township. In 1878 the community took the name Haley Station, locally known as Haley, Haleys, Haley's, with or without Station. It was named for a station built on the CPR where the railway right of way crossed the farm of George Haley, an early settler on the second concession of Ross township. Haley Station once boasted a blacksmith shop, a general store, two churches (United Church and Free Methodist), two service stations, a railway station and an Orange Hall. With the advent of the automobile, people found it more convenient to go to Renfrew. Of the establishments mentioned, only the United Church remains in operation.