Varney, Ontario

Varney is a small community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Varney is located on Highway 6, about 5 kilometers south of Durham and 19 kilometers north of Mount Forest.{{Cite web|url=http://www.greycounty.ca/communities/varney.cfm |title=Varney |accessdate=2008-09-28 |date=2005 |work=County of Grey Website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928082422/http://www.greycounty.ca/communities/varney.cfm |archivedate=September 28, 2007 }}

John Vernon Pettigrew, men's featherweight wrestler (1936 Olympic Summer games), was born in Varney, in 1908.{{Cite news| title=Athletes Born in Varney, Ontario, Canada | publisher=Sports Reference LLC. | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/birthplaces.cgi?id=2493 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003904/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/birthplaces.cgi?id=2493 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2020-04-18 | work =sports-reference.com | accessdate = 2008-09-28 }}

Attractions

Varney International Speedway is a 1/4 mile high banked short track motor racing oval, located south of the village. The track hosts a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program that runs from May to September each year.

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In the north end of the town, easily visible from the road, is the [http://www.roadsideattractions.ca/varney.htm World's Largest] Adirondack chair.

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