The History of Byng Inlet and Its Shoreline Communities
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The History of Byng Inlet and Its Shoreline CommunitiesEntry/Object ID
2022.49.01Tags
Byng Inlet, Ontario, District of Parry Sound, Lumber History, Logging History, Hunting and Trapping, Mining History, Indigenous History, Canadian Pacific, FarmingScope and Content
Book describing the history of Byng Inlet, Ontario.Context
The book discusses the history of settlement and development in Byng Inlet, Ontario and the surrounding shoreline communities. It was once home to one of the largest sawmills in Canada Today, Byng Inlet is considered a ghost town. It is broken down into 27 chapters to fully explain the history. They are as follows: Chapter 1. Magnetawan First Nation Chapter 2. The First Offshore Entry of A Large Vessel Chapter 3. The Original Mill Surveys Chapter 4. The Mill Companies Chapter 5. May 31, 1883: A Snapshot in Time Chapter 6. The Mills Chapter 7. Lighthouses, Charts and Gas Buoy Chapter 8. The Packet Steamer Era Chapter 9. The Significant Fires Chapter 10. The Post Offices Chapter 11. The Churches Chapter 12. The Cemetaries Chapter 13. Pierre Potvin Chapter 14. William E. Bigwood Chapter 15. The Early Census Chapter 16. The Early Merchants Chapter 17. The Goad Insurance Plan Chapter 18. The Impact of the Canadian Pacific Railway Chapter 19. Fishermen, Trappers, Miners, Farmers and Forestry Towers Chapter 20. Coal to Oil Chapter 21. The Schools Chapter 22. The Greenville Experience Chapter 23. The Ice-Friend and Foe Chapter 24. Medical and Health Care Chapter 25. Justice System Chapter 26. Recreation Chapter 27. Key Dates in The Inlet's LifeCollection
District of Parry Sound, Northern Ontario HistoryCataloged By
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Secondary Source