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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM216M_jean-nicolet_North-Bay-Ontario.html
Born in France about 1598, this explorer, fur trader and interpreter came to Canada in 1608. Under orders from Samuel de Champlain, he spent the following two years with the Algonquins of Allumette Island. He was then sent to the Nipissing Indians…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM216K_la-vase-portages_North-Bay-Ontario.html
The historic La Vase (Mud) Portages began at the head of the nearby pond. These three portages, connecting Trout Lake and the lower La Vase River, were linked by small navigable streams and ponds. They formed part of the great canoe route via the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2161_reverend-silas-huntington_North-Bay-Ontario.html
A zealous Methodist missionary descended from an early New England family, Huntington was born in Kemptville. With his ordination in 1854 he commenced a long Christian ministry, serving various congregations in eastern Ontario and Quebec until 188…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM215X_the-ontario-northland-railway_North-Bay-Ontario.html
In 1900 the Ontario Government ordered a survey for a railway from North Bay to the head of Lake Timiskaming to encourage settlement and provide access to mineral deposits. Construction of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway began in 1902…