Woollings Spur in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Arctic Watershed

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 9, 2017

1. Arctic Watershed Marker

Inscription. The height of land known as the Artic Watershed crosses Highway 11 at this point.North of here, water drains into Hudson Bay; rivers, lakes and streams to the south flow into the Great Lakes. As the northern wilderness came under development, the erratic line of the watershed defined territorial boundaries. It marked the southern limit of Rupert's Land, the vast territory granted to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670. Two centuries later, it formed the northern boundary of lands ceded to the Crown by the First Nation Ojibwa in the Robinson-Superior Treaties of 1850.

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Features • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1670.

Location. 48° 13.047′ N, 80° 15.413′ W. Marker is in Woollings Spur, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It can be reached from Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11) 0.8 kilometers

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north of Route 570, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on a side road accessible via a connection to the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woollings Spur ON P0K 1S0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Northeastern Ontario

and specifically in Northern Ontario.

It was also in Central Canada.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: Arctic Watershed / Le bassin versant de l'Arctique (here, next to this marker).

Arctic Watershed sign image. Click for full size.

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), August 9, 2017

2. Arctic Watershed sign

It is on the Trans-Canada Highway (Ontario Highway 11) near the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,703 times since then and 228 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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