On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These drills were used in the drilling of the blast holes in tunnel faces. The machine was set up on the vertical bar that was braced between the roof and the floor. The drill was attached to a swivel connection and tightened into place. This set . . . — — Map (db m245397) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points underground together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground charging . . . — — Map (db m245496) HM
On Argentite Street (Commission Street) just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This park is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Lonsdale for his outstanding contribution to the town of Cobalt and also to the citizens of the federal riding of Temiskaming. Bruce was born in Cobalt on November 10th 1949. His political career . . . — — Map (db m245497) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
A time capsule was placed in this spot on August 06, 2006 to commemorate 100 years of incorporation for the Township of Coleman and the Town of Cobalt. To be opened August 6, 2056. — — Map (db m245396) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Cobalt played a decisive role in the evolution of hard-rock mining in Canada. Between 1903 and the 1920s, the district’s rich veins triggered a mining boom which attracted international attention and led to Cobalt's . . . — — Map (db m208433) HM
On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north on Silver Street.
About 900 yards southwest of here, on August 7, 1903, two lumbermen seeking timber for railroad ties made the initial discovery of the Cobalt silver camp. Named for its discoverers, the McKinley-Darragh mine operated from 1904 to 1927. In the rush . . . — — Map (db m219784) HM
On Argentite Street (Commission Street) just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] This railway station was built in 1905 and expanded in 1906 and 1908. A final expansion was started in 1909 and completed in 1910. The silver mines were a magnet for thousands of people and tons of supplies most of which . . . — — Map (db m245704) HM
On Grandview Avenue at Cobalt Street, on the right when traveling east on Grandview Avenue.
[English] Cobalt Street offers a good example of frontier style mining architecture. Most of the houses date back to the earliest days of the camp. Settling was easier in the area as people got off the train and headed past the . . . — — Map (db m245910) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
This type of loader replaced the miner’s shovel and greatly increased production underground. Use of these machines meant that larger mine cars could be used which in turn meant bigger tunnels, and more ore could be moved. Mucking machines are . . . — — Map (db m245399) HM
Near Coleman Road, 0.2 kilometers south of Nipissing Road when traveling south.
The deep gash in this hillside is all that remains of silver vein No. 96. The vein was originally discovered in 1908 by the Nipissing Mining Company Limited using an exploration method called trenching. Trenches are simply shallow channels dug down . . . — — Map (db m44574) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
These cars were generally too big for handtramming and were normally used in TRAINS pulled by BATTERY LOCOS. The cars were either loaded by a mucking machine or by a CHUTE and the car then trammed to the DUMP. The car body was pushed over sideways . . . — — Map (db m245494) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Silver has been an important mineral product for Canada’s economy ever since the Cobalt boom which followed the discovery of rich veins of the metal near here in 1903. Although the production of the Cobalt silver mines began to . . . — — Map (db m208443) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the right when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The idealists are flocking in by the trainload from every corner of the globe, for the fame of this wonderful Silver City has spread far. Some are old-time California placer miners of Arizona and Sonora. Not a few are from . . . — — Map (db m245801) HM
On Silver Street at Bunker Lane, on the left when traveling north on Silver Street.
[English] When the Cobalt boom started, the Ontario Government was completely unprepared for the sudden influx of settlers. There was no plan for dealing with the needs of the rapidly growing community. Over 80% of the land within . . . — — Map (db m245394) HM
Near Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west.
[English] The Glory Hole was an open pit operation that dropped over 250 feet below where you are standing. The thick wire cables you see used to form a spider web pattern across the opening to support a tin roof that kept the . . . — — Map (db m245395) HM
On Galena Street just south of Grandview Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
[English] This is the original site of the Nancy Helen Mine. After the mine closed, houses were built, including one that stood here at 56 Grandview. The original owner of the house was Eddie Hollands, former mayor, and winner of . . . — — Map (db m245840) HM
On Presley Street at Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling south on Presley Street.
[English] In 1903, the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway were working hard to complete the line between North Bay and the farming communities of New Liskeard and Haileybury. The Klondike Rush was over and many Bushmen were . . . — — Map (db m245481) HM
On Lang Street (Prospect Avenue) at Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north on Lang Street (Prospect Avenue).
[English] The Silver Rush was on. Just imagine the most bustling town north of Toronto, the promise of riches attracting people from all over North America and other parts of the world. The Cobalt Nugget newspaper had subscribers . . . — — Map (db m245804) HM
On Miller Avenue (Provincial Highway 11B) at Galena Street, on the right when traveling west on Miller Avenue.
[English]"As you enter the town great smoke stacks belching forth voluminous black clouds meet the eye, and the throbbing of engines, the heartbeats of Cobalt industry, come to the ear." —Silver City News The Townsite #1 . . . — — Map (db m245389) HM
Near Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Drilling and blasting on surface required a very heavy drill that wouldn’t move as it drilled. The answer was the Tripod Drill which was a drifter machine mounted on a very heavy frame. These machines were used to drill in the open cuts in some . . . — — Map (db m245398) HM
On Silver Street just north of Bunker Lane, on the right when traveling north.
To Cobalt he gave its name, and a place among the great mining camps of the world. He read the secret of the rocks, and opened the portal for the outpouring of their wonderful riches. His monument is New Ontario. — — Map (db m245400) HM
On Lang Street, 0.2 kilometers north of Argentite Street, on the left when traveling north.
[English] Physician and poet, William Henry Drummond was born in Ireland in 1854, and came to Canada with his parents about ten years later. In 1884 he graduated in medicine from Bishop's College, Lennoxville, serving in rural . . . — — Map (db m208453) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11) 0.8 kilometers north of Armstrong 6 Concession (Mini Farm Road), on the left when traveling north.
[English] This all steel welded sculpture of the North American Bison stands 19ft (5.8m) high and 27ft (8.2m) long. It weighs 9 tons. Mike Camp, the sculptor, worked over a year on this unique work of art (1983-1984). Commissioned . . . — — Map (db m244986) HM
On 4th Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue.
[English] Englehart owes its beginnings to the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (T. & N.O.), a colonization line designed by the provincial government to open agricultural lands of the Little Clay Belt to settlement and to . . . — — Map (db m218102) HM
On Railroad Street just east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built by Canadian Locomotive Company Kingston, Ontario May 1921 for the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Rly. Type 4-6-2 (Pacific) locomotive for passenger service. Tractive Force (36,600 + 9,920 booster) • 46,520 lbs. Cylinders, diameter and . . . — — Map (db m244901) HM
On Railroad Street just east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) was central to the settlement and economic growth of northeastern Ontario. Steam locomotives hauled passenger coaches filled with settlers and rail cars loaded with minerals, forest products and . . . — — Map (db m244900) HM
On 5th Avenue at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue.
In affectionate memory of the men of Englehart who made the supreme sacrifice 1914 — 1918 Clark, R. • Flanagan, J. • Forrester, E. • Horsman, H. • Marsh, J. • Grant, J. • McLean, D. • Pardon, A. • Smith, S.E. • Tellier, F. • Watters, A. . . . — — Map (db m244962) WM
On Main Street at Georgina Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
[English] In 1912 the Proclamation declaring Haileybury as the District Seat gave rise to such structures as the Court House, Land Registry Office and District Jail. The proclamation was largely due to the dreams and efforts of the founder of . . . — — Map (db m195932) HM
On Georgina Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Georgina Avenue.
In 1904 when the Town of Haileybury was incorporated, our fire department was established.
On October 4, 1922, as a result of a horrendous forest fire, Haileybury was devastated and left in ruins. The Great Fire of 1922, considered one of the ten . . . — — Map (db m195959) HM
On Main Street at Georgina Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
[English] At the Haileybury Jail, a total of nine people have paid with their lives for the crimes they committed. The last hanging in the jail occurred on Tuesday, June 13, 1961, when Owen “Mickey” Feener, a husky Nova Scotian miner, fell to . . . — — Map (db m195958) HM
On Main Street at Georgina Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Their name liveth
for evermore
Men of Haileybury who gave their lives
1914 – 1918
Carlton Green • Alex Cantley • Frank Cooke • Jack Fisher • Beverley Nesbitt • Monty Montgomery • Robert Hume • Rrnest Holland • Albert Fleming • Talbot . . . — — Map (db m195960) WM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] These small motors enabled trains of cars to be hauled to the dump points together instead of being pulled or pushed one at a time by a miner. The batteries were lead/acid and required charging up every day at underground . . . — — Map (db m244798) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The cage is used to convey men and equipment up and down the shaft. It is also used to haul ore to surface for processing in the mill. Note the tracks in the floor which allowed ore cars to be rolled in and out of the . . . — — Map (db m244884) HM
On Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66) 0.1 kilometers east of Duncan Avenue South, on the right when traveling east.
The Public School in Kirkland Lake began with a meeting in October 1916 of local ratepayers. At that meeting the local School Board was authorized to borrow funds to erect and equip a school house. In 1924 a second school building was built to . . . — — Map (db m244797) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
Boyles Brothers BBU-1 Underground Diamond Drill • Powered by compressed air – V twin motor • Easily disassembled for transport to confined underground locations • Capacity of 300 m using “A” size rods • Often drilled multiple holes from one . . . — — Map (db m244891) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] These small ore cars could be pushed by hand (hand tramming) or hauled by an electric locomotive along an underground railway system. The cars could be loaded by hand (shovel), by a mucking machine, or by opening a chute . . . — — Map (db m244895) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] Accidental fires were frequent in pioneer days. One of the first structures built at a mine site would be the water tower. Usually built on an elevated site, it would provide enough pressure to supply hoses connected to . . . — — Map (db m244896) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[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 . . . — — Map (db m244878) HM
On Government Road East (Provincial Highway 66) 0.1 kilometers east of Toburn Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Larder Lake gold rush of 1906 was accompanied by discoveries of gold at Swastika and, in 1911, the first strike at Kirkland Lake was made by William H. Wright. The Tough-Oakes became the camp's first producing gold mine in 1912. During the peak . . . — — Map (db m217887) HM
On Government Road West (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66) at Chateau Drive, on the left when traveling east on Government Road West (Trans-Canada Highway).
The very existence of Kirkland Lake is the result of a rich natural heritage which was developed by the hard work and sweat of the men who went underground to earn a living for themselves and their families. Faced with many hazardous working . . . — — Map (db m244800) HM
On Kirkland Street West just west of Duncan Avenue South, on the left when traveling west.
To commemorate the official opening of the Municipal Offices of the Corporation of the Town of Kirkland Lake June 26, 1980 by the Chief Administrative Officer D. B. McDougall Mayor G. L. Hamilton Councillors M. . . . — — Map (db m244796) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
42,583,205 oz. of gold was produced up to 2012 in the Kirkland Lake Region. As of May 24 2014 the price per oz. of $1416.61 would represent 60.3 Billion in today's dollars. “And there is still more gold in the region” — — Map (db m244799) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The mine hoist is a large winch that raises and lowers the two cages from surface to the underground workings. The hoist operator communicated with the underground stations at each level via signals such as: 1 Bell = . . . — — Map (db m244897) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] The sinking bucket was initially used to mine the vertical openings or SHAFTS that were used to access the ore bodies at depth. The buckets were used to hoist the waste rock after it had been blasted and to hoist the water . . . — — Map (db m244898) HM
Near Toburn Road, 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road East (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 66), on the left when traveling west.
[English] This winch could be powered by steam or compressed air. It is small enough to be hauled into place by a team of horses. To sink a small shaft, a large tripod would be set up over the hole and a sinking bucket be used to . . . — — Map (db m244899) HM
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) 0.1 kilometers north of McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
[English] Latchford began in 1903 as Montreal River Station, a town site and river crossing for the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, the colonization line designed to open the Little Clay Belt to settlement and provide . . . — — Map (db m208488) HM
Near Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) at McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Born in Latchford and raised near Porquis Junction, Cosens enlisted in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, Canadian Active Service Force, 1940 and transferred to the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada in 1944. Early on February 26, 1945, his . . . — — Map (db m208559) HM WM
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) 0.1 kilometers McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
For more than two decades, ending in the late 1980’s the Sherman Mine provided ore for the DOFASCO steel mill in Hamilton, and work for the people of Latchford and area. The sample is comprised of “iron formation” that in this case is composed of . . . — — Map (db m208521) HM
On Main Street (Trans-Canada Highway) (Provincial Highway 11) 0.1 kilometers north of McLeod Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1925 the Ontario government began construction of this 260-mile trunk-road between Cochrane and North Bay. The road was intended to link the rapidly developing mining and agricultural communities of “New Ontario” with the province's southern . . . — — Map (db m208500) HM
On Riverside Drive, 0.2 kilometers east of May Street South.
English: The Little Clay Belt, the rich agricultural belt extending north from New Liskeard, was originally inhabited by the Algonquin First Nations, including Joachim "Clear Sky" Wabigijic and Angela Lapointe who lived by the mouth . . . — — Map (db m199224) HM
On Whitewood Avenue West at Wellington Street South, on the right when traveling east on Whitewood Avenue West.
[English] Prior to its present location, the local library had various residencies in the town. The building of the New Liskeard Library was facilitated by a grant of $10,000 from the Andrew Carnegie Library Foundation in 1910. The new . . . — — Map (db m195930) HM
On Whitewood Avenue West at Wellington Street South, on the right when traveling east on Whitewood Avenue West.
The New Liskeard Public Library Building was erected in 1910 through the assistance of a grant from Andrew Carnegie. Local limestone was used in the construction and it remains a classic example of the Carnegie libraries. Much of the original . . . — — Map (db m195929) HM
On Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11) at Poly Ure Road (Armstrong 3 Concession), on the right when traveling north on Trans-Canada Highway.
On October 4, 1922, scattered bush fires which had been burning for some days north of Haileybury were united by strong winds into a holocaust which spread over most of 18 townships and took an estimated 43 lives. Burning out of control between the . . . — — Map (db m199980) HM
Near Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11) 0.8 kilometers north of Route 570, on the right when traveling north.
The height of land known as the Artic Watershed crosses Highway 11 at this point.North of here, water drains into Hudson Bay; rivers, lakes and streams to the south flow into the Great Lakes. As the northern wilderness came under development, the . . . — — Map (db m195924) HM
Near Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 11 at milepost 595), 0.7 kilometers north of Provincial Highway 570, on the right when traveling north.
[English] The height of land known as the Artic Watershed crosses Highway 11 at this point. North of here, water drains into Hudson Bay; rivers, lakes and streams to the south flow into the Great Lakes. As the northern wilderness . . . — — Map (db m217881) HM
