Ghost Towns of Ontario: Volume 2

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Ghost Towns of Ontario: Volume 2

Entry/Object ID

1998.002.059

Tags

Ghost Towns, Ontario History, Southern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Cottage Country, Mining History, Lumber History

Scope and Content

Book describing the ghost towns in the Province of Ontario, volume two of the series.

Context

The book discusses the history, development, and reasons for abandonment of the ghost towns discussed. The towns are as follows: 1. Southern Ontario: St. Joseph, Wroxeter, Aberdeen, Malcom, Gillies Hill, Glammis, Port Milford, Petworth, Cheddar, Gelert 2. Cottage Country: Mowat, Seguin Falls, Depot Harbour, Cockburn Island, Georgian Bay Fishing Islands, Spanish Mills, Moyles Mills, Michaels Bay, French River, Spragge, Victoria Mines, Ophir, Ardbeg, Lost Channel/Pakesley, Brent, Kiosk/Fosmill 3. Northern Ontario: Jackfish, Nicholson, Dalton Mills and Dalton Station, Tionaga, Tophet, Silver Centre, Silver Inlet, Silver Mountain, Mine Centre, Gold Rock, Burchell Lake, Bankfield, Leitch, Theresa, Pickle Crow/Central Patricia, Uchi Lake, Berens River

Collection

Ontario History Collection

Cataloged By

Matthew Gill

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

Cannonbooks

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1960

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Ghost Towns of Ontario: Volume 2

Description

Book describing the ghost towns in the Province of Ontario, volume two of the series

Creator

Ron Brown

Date(s) of Creation

1983

Subjects

History, Deserted towns, Cities & towns, Abandoned towns, Ghost towns, Mining, Lumber, Prospecting

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

26547

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-9691210-2-4

Dimensions

Width

6 in

Length

9 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (General)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 27, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 27, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ontario History (General)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by Matthew Gill on July 23rd, 2015, re-cataloged on January 27th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 27, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 27, 2022