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Historical Markers in Brent

 
By Kevin Westell, August 28, 2017
Brent Crater Hiking Trail - Parking Lot
1 ► Ontario, Nipissing District, Brent — Brent Crater —
First recognized in 1951 from aerial photographs, the crater is a circular depression about two miles in diameter formed in Precambrian crystalline rocks. Geophysical and diamond drilling investigations show that the crater has a present depth . . . — — Map (db m284109) HM
2 ► Ontario, Nipissing District, Brent — Brent Crater: The Discovery — La découverte —
Early in 1951, John A. Roberts (president of Spartan Air Services in Ottawa) was looking at high-altitude aerial photographs taken by his company north of Brent and noticed an almost perfectly circular feature about 3 kilometres . . . — — Map (db m284111) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026