Haileybury in Temiskaming Shores in Timiskaming District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Settlement and Conflagration
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Colonisation et Destruction
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2022
1. Settlement and Conflagration / Colonisation et Destruction Marker
Charles Cobbold Farr, chief trader at the Hudson Bay Company's Fort Temiskaming, in 1883 purchased 30 acres of land known as Humphrey's Depot. Natives had originally named the site Matabanick — place where the trail comes out — in reference to the end of a portage from the upper Montreal River to Lake Temiskaming.
Farr left the Hudson Bay Company in 1889 and settled on this property which he called Haileybury. With the arrival of the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway, and the subsequent discovery of silver at Cobalt in 1903, Haileybury's population soared.
By 1910 Haileybury was a bustling community with electric streetcar service, several large hotels, majestic homes along Lakeshore Road known as Millionaire's Row and a National Hockey Association team — the Haileybury Comets. In 1912 Haileybury became the Judicial Seat for the newly created District of Temiskaming.
The Haileybury Court House and Land Registry Office were built soon after. On October 4, 1922 the Great Fire burned 650 square miles destroying property and communities in 18 townships within the district. Within 3 to 6 hours, 90% of the Town of Haileybury was destroyed leaving 3500 people homeless and $2,000,000 in property damages.
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• Old Haileybury
• Devil's Rock
• STR Meteor
• the Great Fire
En 1883, Charles Cobbold Farr, principal commerçant de la Compagnie de la baie d'Hudson [CBH] au fort Temiskaming, achète une terre de 30 acres connue sous le nom de Humphrey's Depot. Les autochtones nommaient cet endroit Matabanick, le lieu où le sentier apparaît : c'est là en effet que se termine le portage entre la haute rivière Montréal et le lac Temiskaming.
Farr quitte la CBH en 1889 et s'installe sur sa terre qu'il nomme Haileybury. L'arrivée du train [Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway] et la découverte d'argent à Cobalt en 1903 font grimper en flèche la population de Haileybury.
Dès 1910, Haileybury est une communauté en plein essor avec des tramways, plusieurs grands hôtels, de magnifiques demeures le long du lac formant l'allée dite des millionnaires, et une équipe de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey, les Comètes de Haileybury. En 1912, Haileybury devient le siège judiciaire du nouveau district de Temiskaming. Le palais de justice de Haileybury et le bureau d'enregistrement immobilier sont construits peu après.
Le 4 octobre 1922, un grand incendie détruit 650 miles carrés, rasant 18 cantons du district. En moins de six heures, 90 % de la ville de Haileybury est détruite par le feu, laissant 3500 personnes sans abri et faisant 2 000 000 $ de dégâts matériels.
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Location. 47° 26.928′ N, 79° 37.811′ W. Marker is in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario, in Timiskaming District. It is in Haileybury. It can be reached from the intersection of Farr Drive and Main Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is in an interpretive kiosk at Haileybury Harbour Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 451 Farr Drive, Temiskaming Shores ON P0J 1K0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northeastern Ontario and specifically 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: Ottawa River / Rivière des Outaouais
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 2, 2022
2. Settlement and Conflagration / Colonisation et Destruction Marker
The marker is on the right side of this interpretive kiosk at Haileybury Harbour Place.
Also see . . . Temiskaming Shores (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Temiskaming Shores is a city in the Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It was created by the amalgamation of the town of New Liskeard, the town of Haileybury, and the township of Dymond in 2004. Haileybury was founded in 1889 by Charles Cobbold Farr, who named the newly founded town after the Haileybury and Imperial Service College, his former school in England. Haileybury was formally incorporated as a town in 1904. Farr encouraged settlement in the area, penning his own promotional pamphlet, entitled “The Lake Temiskamingue District,” to attract new settlers to the region. Marketed to settlers as prime agricultural land, Haileybury had only a handful of residents until the arrival of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway in the early 1900s, and the subsequent discovery of large silver deposits in neighboring Cobalt in 1903. During the Cobalt Silver Rush, Haileybury became a 'bedroom community” that served the needs of the many miners and, most famously, many mine owners and managers. These mine managers and owners were responsible for the construction of the row of stately homes, nicknamed “Millionaire's Row” that stretched along the waterfront on what is now Lakeshore Road, many of which still stand today. By 1912, Haileybury had been named the judicial seat for the Temiskaming Region, a title it retains to this day.(Submitted on July 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
