Dyment Lumber Company, Thessalon, Circa 1898

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This is a black and white photo of the second Dyment Lumber Mill. This mill was built after the first mill was destroyed by fire in September of 1888. The photo shows multiple buildings set at the water's edge.

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Nathaniel Dyment first arrived in Thessalon in 1871 coming from Barrie, Ontario. He proceeded to purchase 300 acres on the east side of the Thessalon River toward the far end of what is now Main Street. The mill was constructed in 1876. Mr. Dyment also owned a store, a boardinghouse, and a warehouse on the lakefront.

The mill operated until 1888 when a fire originating in the boiler room destroyed the mill. Mr. Dyment issued instructions to rebuild a new and even larger mill immediately, with the new mill being completed within months when production began again.

Mill operations were taken over by his son Albert Dyment in 1892 who continued operation in Thessalon until it was sold to the Thessalon Lumber Co. in 1906. Business continued in Thessalon until 1907 when the mill was dismantled and moved to MacBeth Bay in Nesterville.

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