Despite overcapacity during the 1960s, a large smelter built on the promise of cheap nuclear generated electricity commenced production in Invergordon in 1971; this plant would close eleven years later.
Invergordon is now the mural town of the Highlands and hopes to emulate the success of her mentor in Chemainus, British Columbia.
During World War II, there was a large training and operational base for Catalina amphibians and Sunderland seaplanes, which extended from Invergordon to Alness point - also now an industrial estate.
Ereira, Alan The Invergordon Mutiny, London: Routledge, 1981.
The Sunderland, with a full load of fuel and depth charges then crashed into the railway line 2 miles northeast of Invergordon Railway Station where all 11 of the RCAF crew were killed.
Kilmuir, Easter Ross - near Kildary and Invergordon, in the historic parish of Kilmuir Easter
Alan Ereira, The Invergordon Mutiny, Routledge, London 1981 - popular account of the mutiny by a BBC producer.
Balnagown Castle, not far from the north shore of the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon, and adjacent parts of the once-extensive Ross estate of Balnagown have been owned since 1972 by billionaire businessman and Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, who has restored the castle.