The Not So Distant Past: Sellwood, an Area Ghost Town

Name/Title

The Not So Distant Past: Sellwood, an Area Ghost Town

Entry/Object ID

2020.146.002

Tags

Sellwood, Ontario, Capreol, Ontario, Moose Mountain Mine, Mining Industry, Iron Mining, Ghost Towns

Scope and Content

Newspaper clipping discussing the history of the town of Sellwood, Ontario and the Moose Mountain Mine.

Context

The Moose Mountain Mine, located in the township of Sellwood, Ontario operated from 1907 to 1920. The property was leased from the Moose Mountain Limited from Lowphos Ore, a subsidiary of the National Steel Corporation. It was an iron mine. Sellwood became a ghost town shortly after the mine closed. In 1959, the National Steel Company began operating in the area and removed the remains of the previous townsite due to open pit mining. The new mine closed in 1978.

Collection

Capreol History, Moose Mountain Mine Collection, Mining History

Cataloged By

Natalie Dubois

Category

Newspaper Clipping

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Documentary

Category

Communication

Archive Details

Creator

The Sudbury Star

Date(s) of Creation

1909

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Not So Distant Past: Sellwood, an Area Ghost Town

Description

Newspaper clipping discussing the history of the town of Sellwood, Ontario and the Moose Mountain Mine.

Creator

Gary Peck, The Sudbury Star

Date(s) of Creation

1985

Subjects

Ghost towns, Mines

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

31748

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unknown, the item currently only exists as s digital copy

Parts

Count

1

Parts

newspaper article

Location

Location

Location

Document Archive (By Item Number)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Apr 20, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Notes

The item currently only exists as a digital copy

Provenance

Provenance Detail

The Sudbury Star

Owner/Agent

The Sudbury Star

Role

Publisher

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

?

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by Natalie Dubois, re-cataloged on April 20, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 20, 2022