Thunder Bay in Thunder Bay District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Cummins Site

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017

1. Cummins Site Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

At least 9,000 years old, the Cummins site is one of the most significant of several Palaeo-Indian archaeological sites that form the Lakehead Complex. Many of these early seasonal camps were located on the shoreline of ancient Lake Minong, at a similar elevation to this plaque, along a broad bay that covered much of the present-day city of Thunder Bay. Aboriginal people took advantage of caribou migration routes, freshwater resources, and especially the Cummins site's taconite outcrops that they quarried to make tools. As such, the sites of the Lakehead Complex represent a unique adaptation to an early post-glacial environment.

Datant d'il y a au moins 9000 ans, Cummins est un des plus importants sites archéologiques paléo-indiens du complexe Lakehead. De nombreux campements saisonniers occupaient la rive de l'ancien lac Minong, devant une baie située à la même hauteur que cette plaque et recouvrant en partie l'actuelle ville de Thunder Bay. Les occupants autochtones tiraient parti des voies de migration des caribous, des ressources en eau douce et surtout des affleurements de taconite de Cummins qu'ils ont

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exploités pour confectionner leurs outils. Ces sites térmoignent d'une adaptation exceptionnelle à cet ancien environnement postglaciaire.

Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list.

Location. 48° 26.051′ N, 89° 14.1′ W. Marker is in Thunder Bay, Ontario, in Thunder Bay District. It is at the intersection of Colonel Keene Drive and High Street South, on the right when traveling east on Colonel Keene Drive. Marker is located in Hillcrest Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Thunder Bay ON P7B 3K5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Ontario

and specifically in Northwest 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,

Wideview of Cummins Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, July 10, 2017

2. Wideview of Cummins Site Marker

it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty 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: Simon James Dawson (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Historic Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); The Major Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly, VC Armoury (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Col. Elizabeth Smellie 1884-1968 (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Hogarth Fountain (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Port Arthur Cenotaph (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Trinity Centennial (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thunder Bay.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 844 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.