Whitney: St. Anthony's Mill Town on Booth's Railway

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Whitney: St. Anthony's Mill Town on Booth's Railway

Entry/Object ID

2022.302.01

Tags

Logging History, Lumber History, Algonquin Park, Railway History, Whitney Ontario, Whitney and Opeongo Railway, Canada Atlantic Railway, Canadian National, Grand Trunk, Ottawa Arnprior, and Parry Sound Railway, Canadian Pacific

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of logging operations as well as the involvement of the railway in the operations, specifically in Whitney, Ontario and Algonquin Park.

Context

The book discusses the history of the St. Anthony's mill which was constructed in 1894 in Whitney, Ontario by the St. Anthony's Lumber Company. The lumber company later founded the Whitney and Opeongo Railway in 1902 in order to transport the logs from Opeongo Lake to Whitney to go to the sawmill. The railway line also connected to the Canada Atlantic Railway allowing for the processed logs to be shipped out. The book also discusses the history of logging railways and building connections to the Canadian Shield in order to ship out their natural resources and develop the lumber industry in Northern Ontario. The book is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. Acknowledgements 2. About the Author 3. A Railway to Opeongo 4. Whitney, St. Anthony's Mill Town on Booth's Railway 5. Whitney and Algonquin Park, the beginning of the end 6. Whitney and its Logging Railways 7. Conclusion

Collection

Lumber History Collection, Northern Ontario History, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The Friends of Algonquin Park

Date(s) of Creation

1983

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Whitney: St. Anthony's Mill Town on Booth's Railway

Description

Book discussing the history of logging operations as well as the involvement of the railway in the operations, specifically in Whitney, Ontario and Algonquin Park.

Creator

Brian D. Westhouse

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Subjects

History, Logging, Lumber, Lumber industry, Railways

Notes

"To Northern Ontario Railroad Museum Brian Westhouse brian.westhouse@sympatico.ca 31 Allenby Ave Rexdale ONT M9W 1S5" written on first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Township

Whitney, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

30541

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

1-895709-87-3

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Length

8-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Lumber Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Creasing, Stains

Date Examined

Mar 10, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Cleanliness

There are some small stains on the back cover

Surface

There are creases on the covers and spine

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Structure

The spine and pages are growing brittle

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Brian D. Westhouse

Owner/Agent

Brian D. Westhouse

Role

Owner/Donor

Place

Township

Whitney, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on March 10, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 10, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 10, 2022