National Railways (CN). The line was later sold to the Goderich-Exeter Railway (GEXR) in 1991. Exeter eventually became a town of over 4,700 people. Paintings of some of Exeter's historical citizens, by the late artist Harry Burke, may be seen at the Exeter Legion Hall. Exeter was damaged by an F2 tornado on December 12, 1946. Transportation Exeter is located on the north-south Highway 4. At the north end of the community, Highway 4 intersects with County Road 83. This intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 83 is the busiest intersection in Huron County. Freight train service is provided by the Goderich-Exeter Railway, connecting to Canadian National Railway service at London, Stratford and Toronto. The line running through Exeter is most commonly used by the Hensall District Co-Operative. The closest local airfield is at Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, south of Exeter in Huron Park. Closest major international airport is London International Airport. Exeter is served by scheduled bus service to Owen Sound and London. Organizations Exeter is home to many community organizations including: The Cultural Collective The Exeter BIA The Exeter Lions Club The Huron Waves Music Festival The Exeter Farmers Market The Independent Order of Oddfellows The South Huron Hospital Foundation The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority The South Huron Community Choirs: Adult and Handbells Media Exeter Times-Advocate - Exeter's local newspaper, owned by Metroland Publishing. This paper publishes once-weekly, on Wednesdays. The Examiner - Formerly the Exeter Examiner, first issue published in 2015. This paper is not associated with the Times-Advocate and serves the larger area around Exeter. Cable television is provided by Eastlink TV and includes local community station ETM Television. CKXM-FM 90.5 "myFM" - Exeter and area local news coverage, adult contemporary music. CKNX-FM 101.7 "The One" - local, regional and national news and adult contemporary music CIBU-FM 94.5/91.7 "The Bull" - local, regional and national news and classic rock music Sports Exeter Hawks - Exeter's junior hockey team that plays in the Provincial Junior Hockey League Exeter Mohawks - a defunct Senior Hockey team that played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League Notable people Harriet Brooks (1876–1933), early pioneer in nuclear physics Charles Trick Currelly (1876–1957), founder and first Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum Paul De Lisle (b. 1963), bassist for Smash Mouth Donald Fleming (1905–1986) Canadian Federal Finance Minister, Governor of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund official Tim