Pogamasing: The Story of a Northern Lake
Name/Title
Pogamasing: The Story of a Northern LakeEntry/Object ID
2022.59.01Tags
District of Sudbury, Lake Pogamasing, Logging History, Lumber History, Indigenous HistoryScope and Content
Book discussing the history of Lake Pogamasing, a lake within the District of SudburyContext
The book discusses settlement and development history in regards to Lake Pogamasing. The Lake was home to a Hudson's Bay Trading Post, later a sawmill and logging operation, and flotilla during the Second World War. The book is broken down into six parts to discuss the history of the lake. They are as follows: Part 1: The Early Years Chapter 1. The Imporance of Pogamasing Chapter 2. The Anishnabe, the first Inhabitants of Pogamasing Chapter 3. The Impact of Newcomers Chapter 4. The Espagnols, the Leading Family of the Spanish River Part 2: Pogamasing and the Lake Huron District of the Hudson's Bay Company Chapter 5. The Pogamasing Post and the Lake Huron District Chapter 6. The Coming of the Iron Snake Chapter 7. Pogamasing: the Canary in the Coal Mine Part 3: Exploiting the Timber Resources Chapter 8. The Surveyors: Assessing the Potential of the Timber Resources Chapter 9. A Forest Fire Sparks Logging Chapter 10. The Charlton Limit Chapter 11. W. B. Plant Establishes: A Sawmill at Wye Chapter 12. Lumbering in the Thirties: An Interview with Bill Plaunt Chapter 13. Life in a Company Village Chapter 14. Beyond Lumbering Part 4: The Recreational Era Chapter 15. From Logging Camp to Fishing Camp Chapter 16. Families Eclipse Fishing Part 5: Plauntation Chapter 17. Billy's Bay to Plauntation Chapter 18. Summer Camp to All-Season Camp Chapter 19. Going to Pog Chapter 20. Mishaps and Other Adventures Part 6: Postscript Chapter 21. At the Turn of the 21st Century Chapter 22. Journey's EndCollection
District of Sudbury CollectionCataloged By
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