Anson's Folly The Story of Iroquois Falls
Name/Title
Anson's Folly The Story of Iroquois FallsEntry/Object ID
2011.014.01Tags
District of Cochrane, Logging History, Paper Mills, Power and Paper Company, Lumber History, Temiskaming Northern Ontario, Ontario NorthlandScope and Content
Book discussing the history of Iroquois Falls, OntarioContext
The book contains historically context, photographs and accounts to tell the history of the development of Iroquois Falls, Ontario. Specifically, it focuses on Anson's Folly, which was a dream concocted by Frank Anson of creating a power paper mill on lake Abitibi, in what would later become Iroquois Falls. The construction to clear the land began in 1913, by 1915 the mill was in full operation, it was known as the Abitibi Mill. The book is broken down into chapters to fully contextualize the history of Iroquois and the development of the Abitibi Mill and the development of Iroquois Falls. They are as follows: 1. Time Immemorial 2. Rupert's Land 3. Building Anson's Folly 4. Original Iroquois Falls 5. The Abitibi Mill: History and Woodlands 6. Rails and Boats 7. Calvert Township 8. Ansonville and Montrock 9. New Iroquois Falls 10. Prisoners of War 11. Places of Worship 12. Rest in Peace: The Cemeteries 13. In Remembrance 14. Community Organizations 15. Fire and Police 16. Sports, Recreation, and More 17. History of Education 18. What is our Destiny?Collection
District of Cochrane Collection, Northern Ontario HistoryCataloged By
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Secondary Source