Kirkland Lake in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

1. Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[English]This monument commemorates the prospectors of
the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp, whose discoveries led to
the incorporation of Kirkland Lake (Teck) in January 1919.

Dedicated on June 29, 2019,
in honour of the Kirkland Lake Centennial

[Français]Ce monument rend hommage aux prospecteurs du
camp aurifère de Kirkland Lake. Leurs découvertes ont abouti
à l'incorporation de la ville de Kirkland Lake (Teck) en janvier, 1919.

Inauguré le 29 juin 2019,
lors de la célébration du centenaire

Erected 2019.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1919.

Location. 48° 9.401′ N, 80° 1.309′ W. Marker is in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It can be reached from Toburn Road 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west. The marker is located on the Toburn Gold Mine Interpretive Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kirkland Lake ON P2N 3L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker and monument is in Northeastern Ontario

and in Northern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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: Battery Tramming Motor / Moteurs à batteries pour transport sur rails (a few steps from this marker); End Dump Cars / Waginnettes de déchargements (a few steps from this marker); Sinking Bucket / Godet à fonçage (a few steps from this marker); Steam Powered Winch / Treuil à vapeur (within shouting distance of this marker); Kirkland Lake Region Gold Production (within shouting distance of this marker); Cage / La cage (within shouting distance of this marker); Fire Hose Wagon / Wagon à tuyau d'incendie (within shouting distance of this marker); Mine Hoist / Treuil de mine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

2. Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument

in Kirkland Lake.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Toburn Gold Mine

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1. Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2019, Kirkland Lake is a community with a fascinating history. Excerpt:

(By Ella Jane Myers) Back in the early 1900s, Northern Ontario was in the midst of a silver rush centered around the small town of Cobalt. A couple of contractors saw sparkling flecks in the rocks of a nearby lake in 1903 and before long, prospectors were rushing from all around the world to stake out the area. As the prospectors began branching out to the north, they didn’t always find silver, but they did find gold. Bill Wright is credited with first finding gold in Kirkland Lake in 1911. Before long, there was a sort of miniature Wild West in Northeastern Ontario.

(Submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Over a Century of Celebration. Excerpt:

The Kirkland Lake Mining Camp attracted a wide range of people since its start as a community, including prospectors and miners, entrepreneurs – who offered much-needed goods and services
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

3. Canadian Heritage / Patrimoine canadien
Canadian Heritage
Supported by the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage Program
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Patrimoine canadien
Appuyé par le programme Développement des communautés par le biais des arts et du patrimoine
– and even investors and tourists. People were willing to relocate hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometres away from their hometowns to Kirkland Lake in the hope of making a better life for themselves and their families. Kirkland Lake’s story is as much about immigration as it is about the golden opportunities that brought them here.

(Submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

4. Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument

Kirkland Lake Centennial Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

5. Kirkland Lake Centennial Sculpture

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 3, 2022

6. Kirkland Lake Centennial Monument

Toburn Gold Mine Shaft No. 3 headframe in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 14, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.