Iroquois Falls in Cochrane District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Frank Harris Anson Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022
1. Frank Harris Anson Marker
Frank Harris Anson
1859-1923
founder and first president of Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 48° 46.077′ N, 80° 40.644′ W. Marker is in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, in Cochrane District. It is at the intersection of Anson Drive and Devonshire Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Anson Drive. The memorial is located at the northwest corner of Anson Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iroquois Falls ON P0K 1E0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Historic Gibbens and Davis Boats (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Shay 70 Locomotive (within shouting distance of this marker); Iroquois Falls Public School (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Iroquois Falls (approx. half a kilometer away); The Founding of Iroquois Falls / La fondation d'Iroquois Falls (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sergeant Aubrey Cosens, V.C. (approx. 11 kilometers away).
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1. Frank Harris Anson.
this page online
He attended the University of Minnesota and in 1882 entered the milling business with his father at Minneapolis. He soon turned his attention to railroads and became general freight and passenger agent for the Northern Pacific and then general agent for the Wisconsin Central in Minneapolis and St. Paul. After 1890, he re-entered the milling business and it was as manager of the foreign department of the Ogilvie Flour Mills that he came to Montreal. There, he became President of the Abitibi Power & Paper Company and did much to improve the town of Iroquois Falls in Ontario.(Submitted on April 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Abitibi Power and Paper Company (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Abitibi Pulp and Paper Mills Ltd. was provincially incorporated on December 4, 1912, at Iroquois Falls, Ontario on the Abitibi River by Frank Harris Anson, who received initial financing from Shirley Ogilvie, heir to the Ogilvie Flour Mills fortune.(Submitted on April 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022
2. Frank Harris Anson Marker
The marker is located at the center of the memorial structure.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022
3. Frank Harris Anson Memorial
Looking northwest through Anson Park; the Anson Drive and Devonshire Avenue intersection is in the background.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022
4. Abitibi Power and Paper Company 50th Anniversary Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 5, 2022
5. Iroquois Falls Centennial Marker
This plaque commemorates with pride the founding of Iroquois Falls
1912-2012
Cette plaque commιmore avec fiertι la fondation dIroquois Falls
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
