Sault Ste. Marie in Algoma District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Francis Hector Clergue

(1856-1939)

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 4, 2017

1. Francis Hector Clergue Marker

Inscription.
A Maine-born promoter, Clergue transformed Sault Ste. Marie into a major industrial centre. He purchased an unfinished hydroelectric station and canal at the Sault in 1894; then, lacking markets for his electric power, he created his own interdependent industries, which included Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper (now St. Mary's Paper), Canadian Copper Company (now part of INCO), Algoma Steel and Algoma Central Railway. Clergue rebuilt the North West Company magazine as a blockhouse and used it as his residence and office during his early years in Sault Ste. Marie.

Promoteur originaire du Maine, Clergue transforma Sault Ste. Marie en un grand centre industriel. En 1894, il acheta une centrale hydro-électrique et un canal inachevés. En l'absence de débouchés pour son électricité, il créa ses propres entreprises interdépendantes, dont la Sault Ste. Marie Pulp and Paper (maintenant St. Marys Paper), la Canadian Copper (aujourd'hui intégrée à l'INCO), l'Algoma Steel et l'Algoma Central Railway. Il réaménagea la poudrière de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest en blockhaus et l'utilisa comme résidence et comme bureau durant ses premières

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années à Sault Ste. Marie.

Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 46° 30.914′ N, 84° 20.807′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in Algoma District. It is at the intersection of Hub Trail and Canal Drive, on the right when traveling north on Hub Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Canal Drive, Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 5P4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma Area

and in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Great North Woods,

on the Great Lakes,

on Lake Superior’s North Shore,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty

Wideview of Francis Hector Clergue Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 4, 2017

2. Wideview of Francis Hector Clergue Marker

of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The North West Company Post (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); 70th Anniversary Dutch-Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden (about 150 meters away); 1821 (about 150 meters away); The First Sault Ste. Marie Canal (about 150 meters away); 1783 (about 150 meters away); Sault Ste. Marie World War II Memorial (about 150 meters away); Powerhouse, 1900 / La centrale électrique, 1900 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); To The Voyageurs (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Also see . . . Wikipedia - Francis Hector Clergue. (Submitted on July 31, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

Clergue Blockhouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 4, 2017

3. Clergue Blockhouse

Blockhouse was taken apart in 1996 and moved three (3) kilometers next to the Ermatinger Stone House.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.