Construction Camp - Peninsula
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- The bustling town of Peninsula in 1884. This was the first landing used in the construction of the CPR. Peninsula was known as 'the wickedest city in America'. Supplies carried by steamers, such as the Butcher's Boy, were landed at Peninsula Harbour to accommodate an estimated 12,000 men and 5,000 work horses.
- Date of Original
- 1884
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- M&DHS: #1
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.733888 Longitude: -86.406388
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Marathon District Museum & Historical SocietyEmail:marathonmuseum@gmail.com
Website:
Agency street/mail address:25 Stevens Avenue
Marathon, Ontario
P0T 2E0
