Ghost Towns of Ontario
Author : Ron Brown
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9781896757049
Author : Ron Brown
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9781896757049
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher :
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 23,48 MB
Release : 2021-04-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780228103257
Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlier settlements, often constructed with immense effort against impossible odds, now lie forgotten. Some are no more than a few decaying foundations and collapsing houses, while others are littered with the remains of the industry and manufacturing that once thrived there. There is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard, and Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage is the perfect guide to these once-booming towns and villages. While some still maintain small resident populations, others exist only as abandoned buildings and ruins. All have in common that they are "ghosts" of their former greatness, and their images evoke the lost legacy of Ontario's past. This fascinating book by Ontario historian Ron Brown explores over 80 accessible ghost towns in all parts of Ontario. Detailed driving directions invite you to experience the province's heritage for yourself. This revised edition contains many new sites to visit and has been carefully updated with the latest information and driving directions.
Author : Ron Brown
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Page : pages
File Size : 50,3 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : 9780969121022
Author : Andrew Hind
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 23,88 MB
Release : 2008-06-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1550027964
The authors explore the tragic history of communities whose stars have long since faded, and the people who once lived, loved, and laboured in them.
Author : Ron Brown
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 1999-05
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781896757100
Author : Ron Brown
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Ghost towns
ISBN : 9781550464672
Well-illustrated with photos and maps this book has the best 80 ghost towns in Ontario described in Ron Brown's previous books. Each essay explores a town, some abandoned, some still populated, whose former glory makes it an interesting destination.
Author : John Robert Colombo
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 1995-09
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780888821768
A collection of 69 Ontario stories of haunted houses, ghosts, poltergeists, apparitions, and other eerie experiences.
Author : Andrew Hind
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 46,25 MB
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1459751159
Explore the remnants of vanished villages across Ontario’s cottage country. Crumbling foundations lost in the forest, weathered buildings leaning wearily with age, cracked tombstones jutting from the ground — all serve as haunting reminders of once thriving villages that have since been abandoned. Each of these locales has a distinct story to tell, stories that until now were confined to fading memories and grainy photographs. From the northern shores of Georgian Bay to the eastern reaches of the Kawarthas, Ontario’s cottage country is littered with vanished villages, including settlement-era farm communities, railway whistle-stops, and logging hamlets. Within these pages, readers will venture into Ontario’s past to learn how these communities lived and died and to meet the people who invested their hopes and dreams in them. Dozens of photographs, many historical and never before published, bring these ghost towns back to life. Join Andrew Hind in exploring over a dozen villages across the districts of Parry Sound and Nipissing, Muskoka, and the Haliburton Highlands.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,7 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Ghost towns
ISBN : 9780889830202
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 32,88 MB
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781894974721
Today, many of the historic coal-mining communities of the Rocky Mountains are uninhabited ghost towns. Yet behind the crumbled ruins are tales of perseverance, danger and romance. A devastating mine explosion on Halloween shatters the lives of mining families in Nordegg. The miners of Mountain Park build a hockey rink still celebrated in local lore. A young immigrant couple in Mercoal establishes a successful business only to have their love story sadly cut short. These 11 dramatic and poignant ghost-town tales are sure to fascinate all who love pioneer history.