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- 1957-07-16
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Canaler heading into Lock 20 of Cornwall Canal. Boats still using old Cornwall Canal rather than Diversion Canal – photo taken July 16, 1957
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Canaler heading into Lock 20 of Cornwall Canal. Boats still using old Cornwall Canal rather than Diversion Canal – photo taken July 16, 1957
University of Toronto archaeology students dig (2/2)
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Archaeological dig on Sheek Island in the summer of 1957
Students from the University of Toronto archaeology department
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Students from the University of Toronto archaeology department at the dig site at Ault Park, Sheek Island - Summer 1957
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This was the Manson Warner home from Mille Roches. This house was purchased from Ontario Hydro by Farrell Brown of Moulinette and moved to its Highway #2 location, east of Lakeview Heights, in October 1957. Brian Ardell House Movers was contracted by Farrell Brown and a Barnhart family lived in the house at Mille Roches, at the time of its move. Farrell and Elva Brown and their two boys, Bill and Mike, lived in this relocated house until the completion of their new home in Long Sault, at the corner of Bethune and Kent Avenues.
Iron bridge over the water intake
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Iron bridge over the water intake for the Mille Roches Powerhouse. The ruins of the Powerhouse are behind the automobile - Photo c. 1957.
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Photo taken c. 1957 showing north side of Adam Dixson Avenue
The house at left is the home of Mark Whaley and Patti Adams of 3 Adam Dixson Avenue, Long Sault. It was moved to Townsite #2 from the village of Mille Roches, the home of Mr. & Mrs. Austin W. Abbott. This was the 10th house moved into Long Sault and identified as SL 375. The family left the house on July 26, 1956, and the house was lifted from its foundation and moved to Lot 393 on July 31, 1956. The house was placed on its new foundation on August 1, 1956, and the Abbott family moved into their relocated home on that same day. While the relocation was taking place, the family stayed in Stop-over house #158, just two properties east of the Abbott home on Adam Dixson Avenue. Subsequent owners of this relocated home included Dwight & Mary (Brownell) Lafave and Eric Sturgeon.
The house behind the car is the Douglas Forbes home from Mille Roches. Ontario-Hydro purchased the house from Mr. Forbes, although he relocated with it. It was the 9th house moved in the relocations, and identified as SL 94. The Forbes family vacated the house on July 25, 1956, and the stayed at Stop-over house SL 350 at Mille Roches. The house was moved on July 26, 1956, and placed on its new foundation on Lot 393 on the same day of the move. The Forbes family returned to their home on August 1, 1956. In 2021, this home at 5 Adam Dixson Avenue is owned by Myrna (Bedford) Alguire
The next "Seaway" house at 7 Adam Dixson Avenue was owned by Alois and Gladys Buchner of Mille Roches and the 22 house moved to Long Sault, on Lot 391. This house was identified as SL 158, and, after its move Ontario-Hydro used it as one of their "Stop-over " houses, where families affected by the relocation could stay, free of charge while their homes were being moved. The house was lifted off its foundation at Mille Roches by Hartshorne House Movers on August 13, 1956 and placed on its new foundation the following day. On November 15, 1957, the house was rented to the Robin Cross family, until the completion of the construction of their new home and business, - the Long Sault Marina. For years, the Hawkshaw family lived in this home on Adam Dixson, then Ted and Dorothy Barlow resided here for many years. In 2020, Brock McBride purchased and upgraded the house for a rental
Dismantling the Mille Roches Powerhouse superstructure
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Dismantling the Mille Roches Powerhouse superstructure c. 1957. The lower structure, with the huge limestone arches and turbines, still exists and is a popular dive site, today
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The Kezar home at Mille Roches, with it imposing belvedere/cupola. This photo was taken in late 1957, shortly before it was demolished, as the beautiful trees surrounding this property have been cut. Lera Fyckes, a piano teacher in the village of Mille Roches, was living here at the time of her relocation to Johnson Crescent, Long Sault. That's the Gregor Bennett home in the left of the photo.
Edward "Ed" Stansel brick home (1/2)
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The Edward "Ed" Stansel brick home on Main Street Mille Roches. At one point the Mille Roches Post Office was located here. The trees are being cut, and this beautiful home will soon be demolished. Photo c. 1957
Aerial view of Townsite #2 (Long Sault) and the Long Sault Parkway
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Aerial view of Townsite #2 (Long Sault) and the Long Sault Parkway - post inundation of July 1, 1958
Moving the Hugh and Alice Warner's home
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The Hugh and Alice Warner home being moved onto its new foundation at 17 Mille Roches Road, Long Sault
Remains of the Provincial Paper Mill
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Top left- Remains of the Provincial Paper Mill Ltd., Mille Roches - c. 1957
Top Right - Gathering at the Mille Roches United Church with Rev. Charles Dawes at centre of gathering - c. 1940s
Bottom left - View of the Cornwall Canal and Old Mille Roches from Highway #2 near St. George's Roman Catholic Chapel. Mille Roches Swing-bridge at centre of photo - c. 1945
Bottom right - Destruction of the Provincial Paper Mill at Mille Roches - c. 1957
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Top left - Stanley Fleming's home, Mille Roches
Top right - Stanley Fleming's home with Morris Fyckes' Store in background
Bottom left - Stanley Fleming with hat and possibly his daughter, Mary Fleming, in front of him. Fleming brick home at left, and new Howard Manson Block on right, housing Morris Fyckes' Store and Post Office
Bottom right - The Stanley Fleming home at Mille Roches. The Derousie Hardware Store has been moved to its new location on Tollgate Road West Cornwall. The "Village Pump, between Derousie's Hardware and Ross's Barber Shop and residence shows in the photo - c. 1957
Edward "Ed" Stansel brick home (1/2)
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The Edward "Ed" Stansel brick home on Main Street Mille Roches. At one point the Mille Roches Post Office was located here. The trees are being cut, and this beautiful home will soon be demolished. Photo c. 1957
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Photo taken from the Long Sault Water Tower looking west across the intersection of Frost and Saunders Avenues, - Frost at left and Saunders curving to the right. Photo taken on June 11, 1957
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Top left - This was the Dube/Dubeau family home of Mille Roches, being closer to the hamlet of Maple Grove than downtown Mille Roches. This was the 123rd house moved to Long Sault, and it was identified as SL 479. The F. Dubeau family left this house on March 15, 1957, and the house was moved on March 21, 1957. The next day, the house was placed on its new foundation on Lot 279, - 2 Saunders Avenue. The Dudeau family returned to the house on April 1, 1957, and probably walked from Stop-Over house #64, on Lot 277, just two properties to the east on Frost Avenue. For many years, this home was the residence of Daisy Fowler, but many will remember the long-time residency of William & Diane (Gowsell) Carter and family.
This photo was taken at the curve in Mille Roches, with the Percy & Estella Grocery Store and "The Eatwell - Better Beds For Less" Bed & Breakfast to the right of the house being moved, in this photo. The Eatwell was formerly a hotel, known as the MacGillivary Hotel and then the Angie Norman MacDonald Hotel.
Top right - Photo taken from atop the dyke, north of the Moses-Saunders Power Dam construction site, shown in the background
Bottom left - CNR Railway Station at left, with Mille Roches Arena and CNR Section House in front of it. Mille Roches has basically disappeared in the 1958 photo, taken from a location at the relocated Emmanuel Pentecostal Church
Bottom right - Photo taken from a location near the dismantled CNR bed. Structures from left to right are: Mille Roches Arena, Percy Johnston's Feed Store, St. George's Anglican Hall, Manson Warner Block, McMillan house (three windows above verandah)
Cottage being readied for its move
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Cottage being readied for its move across the ice of Bergin Lake from Sheek Island to Moulinette Island - February 1957
Preparing cottage for removal from Sheek Island
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Preparing cottage for removal from Sheek Island to Moulinette Island - February 1957
Original plaque commemorating the Cornwall Canal
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Original plaque commemorating the Cornwall Canal. Originally embedded in a stone cairn, north of Lock 20, at the south end of Ernie's Hotel parking lot – pre-1958
Construction at Maple Grove (2/2)
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Construction photos at Maple Grove – pre-1958
Dismantling the Provincial Paper Mill
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Dismantling the Provincial Paper Mill at Mille Roches - c. 1957
Audrey Baker, Millross and Raymond family
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Top left - Audrey Baker, Mille Roches
Top right - L-R: Mrs. Raymond, Mr. Raymond, Milton Millross, Florence Millross, Mrs. Claude Raymond, Claude Raymond, baby Raymond
Bottom left - Removal of rail road tracks at Mille Roches - July 22, 1957 - at right is the Mille Roches Arena and the stack of the Provincial Paper Mill
Bottom right - Roy Bone
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Tug boat in Diversion Canal, with Dyke Opening. Moses-Saunders Power Dam construction site on right with concrete mixing structure – photo c. 1957
Construction photos at Lock 20
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Construction photos at Maple Grove. Eastern entrance to Lock 20 in top right photo – photos pre-1958
Construction of Moses-Saunders Power Dam
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Construction of Moses-Saunders Power Dam at Maple Grove