Bracebridge: An Early Settlement In Muskoka

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Bracebridge: An Early Settlement In Muskoka

Entry/Object ID

2011.037.012

Tags

District of Muskoka, Farming, Railway History, Bracebridge, Ontario, Logging History, Lumber History, Bracebridge and Trading Lake Railway

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of settlement and development in Bracebridge, Ontario.

Context

The book covers the history of the settlement and creation of the town of Bracebridge, Ontario as well as the development of the town's industries. Specifically, logging, and the railway industries. The book is broken down into sections discussing: early exploration, maps, roads to Muskoka, early downtown Bracebridge, place names, early farming, logging, the early economy of Bracebridge, railways, Bracebridge Bay, Muskoka River, Muskoka Falls/Muskokaville, top of the falls, upstream from the falls, the water power and light commission, Manitoba Street, inside the stores, Entrance Drive, Thomas Street, Ontario Street, Dominion Street, Bracebridge Newspapers, Quebec St. McMurry Street, Shiertown, The "Hollow", Ravages of Fire, schools, churches, public buildings, boat builders of Bracebridge, war effort, summer visitors, Falkenburg, bell telephone, Muskoka Lake Boats, Bracebridge today, old homes

Collection

District of Muskoka

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

Bob Petry, Lynx Images Inc

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1990

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Bracebridge: An Early Settlement In Muskoka

Description

The book covers the history of the settlement and creation of the town of Bracebridge, Ontario as well as the development of the town's industries. Specifically, logging, and the railway industries.

Creator

Bob Petry

Date(s) of Creation

1999

Subjects

History, Logging, Lumber, Settlements, Indigenous peoples, Railways, War effort, Stores & shops

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Bracebridge, Ontario

District

District of Muskoka

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

210

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-9684159-1-1

Dimensions

Width

10 in

Length

8 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 14, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 14, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Ontario History (Town or City Specific)

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 14th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 14, 2022