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

Algoma Central Corporation

1899 — 1999

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1. Algoma Central Corporation Marker

Inscription. This building, built in 1912, was the terminal station and head office of the Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway Company. The A.C.R. was founded in 1899 by Francis Hector Clergue.

Re-dedicated on August 11, 1999 on the occasion of the company's centennial anniversary, this structure is a lasting symbol of the company which contributed to the early development of the Algoma region.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 46° 30.778′ N, 84° 20.251′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in Algoma District. It is on Bay Street 0.2 kilometers south of Dennis Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 289 Bay St, Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 1W7, 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 Lake Superior’s North Shore,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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Historically, 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: Paving Brick (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Sault Ste. Marie Memorial Tower (about 150 meters away); Anna Jameson (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Spirits Rising (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); William Henry “Bill” Orazietti (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Edison Sault Electric Building (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Keystone Lodge (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Roberta Bondar Park (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Also see . . .
1. Company History. Incorporated on Aug. 11, 1899, Algoma Central is still in business as a marine shipper. (Algoma Central Corp.) (Submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Francis Hector Clergue. When the Maine-born lawyer and entrepreneur arrived in Sault Ste. Marie in 1894, he found an economically stagnant

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2. Algoma Central Corporation Marker

town with a new but non-functioning hydroelectric plant. His purchase of the power plant began his rise into the area's leading industrialist at the turn of the 20th century. (Dictionary of Canadian Biography) (Submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Francis Hector Clergue (1856-1939) image. Click for full size.

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3. Francis Hector Clergue (1856-1939)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 606 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.