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

Discovery of Steelton Wells

March 6th 1914

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2024

1. Discovery of Steelton Wells Marker

Inscription.
Erected to commemorate discovery of Steelton Wells March 6th 1914 by Augusto Biagini born at Montesa Province of Modena Italy July 5th 1867

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1914.

Location. 46° 32.231′ N, 84° 22.189′ W. Marker is in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in Algoma District. It is on Second Line West (Provincial Highway 550) just east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is near the sidewalk, directly in front of the 1914 Pump House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 391 Second Line West, Sault Ste Marie ON P6C 2J7, 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 the Great Lakes,

on Lake Superior’s North Shore,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New

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France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1870 (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); To The Voyageurs (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Emergency Swing Bridge Dam / Barrage tournant de secours (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); The Last Emergency Swing Dam in the World! / Le dernier barrage tournant de secours au monde! (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); What a Rush! / Urgence! (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); The Dam in Action! / Le barrage à l'œuvre! (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Why Preserve This Big Hunk of Steel? / Pourquoi préserver cette énorme structure d'acier? (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); The First Sault Ste. Marie Canal (approx. 2.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sault Ste. Marie.

Also see . . . That time that Ironvale was almost a thing.

Excerpt: Steelton was incorporated as a town on April 26, 1904. Incorporation meant that the fledging town needed formal infrastructure. By 1912 the town had taken over its own water and light plant. Initially, access
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2024

2. Discovery of Steelton Wells Marker
to clean drinkable water was a problem for Steelton. After some negotiation, Algoma Steel agreed to supply water to the town for five cents per thousand gallons, but before long, a spring was discovered within the boundaries of Steelton, and it was able to provide the residents of Steelton with the purest water in the area.

(Submitted on May 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Discovery of Steelton Wells Marker & 1914 Pump House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 12, 2024

3. Discovery of Steelton Wells Marker & 1914 Pump House

Looking north from Second Line West (Provincial Highway 550).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.