s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁a ▁General ▁Store ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁Post ▁Office ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁close ▁location ▁of ▁larger ▁towns , ▁like ▁List owel ▁and ▁Pal mer ston ▁it ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁well - known ▁resident ▁of ▁G ow anst own ▁is ▁Ann ▁V os k amp , ▁author ▁of ▁One ▁Th ous and ▁G ifts , ▁a ▁Christian ▁book ▁dealing ▁with ▁being ▁thank ful ▁for ▁small ▁tre asures . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁Christian ▁readers , ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁national ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁in ▁Per th ▁County , ▁Ontario <0x0A> </s> ▁Chen op od ias tr um ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁her b ace ous ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁family ▁Am ar anth aceae . ▁The ▁genus ▁was ▁formally ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 ▁species ▁occur ▁in ▁E uras ia , ▁North ▁Africa , ▁and ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁in ▁genus ▁Chen op od ias tr um ▁are ▁non - ar om atic ▁annual ▁her bs . ▁Young ▁plants ▁have ▁ves icular ▁tr ich om es , ▁that ▁later ▁collapse ▁and ▁fall ▁down , ▁thus ▁plants ▁becoming ▁gl ab res cent . ▁St ems ▁grow ▁ere ct , ▁with ▁later al ▁branches . ▁The ▁alternate ▁leaves ▁have ▁a ▁pet io le ▁and ▁a ▁thick ish ▁tri angular , ▁ov ate , ▁rh