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3e € Cown s Jbeginlmiiigs Ef sAl ommmmnmiegenemsmeimmemmmmmmmmmemmmmmgâ€"â€" sn cmes :r! m OE : J_r AAlthw(mgh the ‘old Indian _ or "Hudson‘s Bay". trail from . Bs t Temiskaming to Moose Factory ran through what is now 4 E3 F [ t ’:1( { 4 1| t . Drury Park, it was the D. & N.0. Railway Commission which M &, 1 # 3 H 4 E ubth i‘ TW '» 18 on d ,{', xd ib..d ’ i decided that Cochrane was to be where it is. 7 Mss ( Eons 5. 2P Wls td 20B 6 1+ d ko o ied . t OAE o 3 « . ce l Noi Bos ioi d 6 bAs.% n i > j j ; \"‘j\"& ie‘ 1 5 & * i sfpl k) & s: § 'l.hc‘re is a story fo the effect that a paply of Indians 9e s=s~__m . 0| 2 ( X | {ollowing _ the trail north _ from . Haileybury reported . at W e H-\,,‘i ,,;'1'._ Woibmktss hrk. [ s Ee 10e u L A Moose Factory that they had found a party of white men oys e s . .. en aal ge io ty camped . ab "The TLitfle Lakes Camping Grounds." _ The orke i. _ . ul ofe 9 Anglican missionary, Rev. R. J. Renison (now Bishop Reniâ€" . i Ned ts â€" ~> 4&# in uestre o. mrettrasiâ€"meme| â€" | 300, 0f S Paul‘s Church, [Poronto), had his curiosity on ts * NoD ie NT ce e t mes {fi‘:‘iv&“:*_"!*&w&:fl: S en o nte hs §% 1 $ 8k * }r e alets "’,:}T,ilf_;é:"w;!‘,i»,t,:;‘â€":,::_:,‘:i«t.'-â€"v.vq_.\ ngl o5 aroused, â€" and he made the tenâ€"day journey south by dog A!:vg?\,.(k_‘ 1 1 ‘&‘h L(}&t}) to find that the men were locating engineers of the j s e trree e t y 4. .t es We e e P National Transcontinental Railway. w s c 0 A¢ {;* SAFFes 3 u\‘hgfiéjx,:h o en n t o ts m j ; > e :fi;‘;;...;}% g.w',{ ;_’.5:3;3:.4_:».%1_ d es lt afD e : The year 1908 really saw the beginning of Cochrane. S j *.'\'.‘1""."'-‘-;‘. Y uis (‘-f';.!_:.: .'.-'j:).z".\:"':»‘.,,' sls it ‘v,;\r;v‘,u\fifi The first trains came through towards the ord of that y & is y o o e ie O p o. e â€" . o Ruse ‘\' ayaltens year. The first election poll ; was held tnen, being < es (Coue hn e BC S Ssdb k l stationed at the west end of the town, which was knc .n as Mileage 104. The first permanent seltler, Andy Sigouin, umm pmrmmmmmmemmmpommmmmmmstommmmmpmmmemmemmemmnenton mm â€" arrived in that year. He, his wife and son came by rail as far as Matheson, by raft to the Abitibi crossing, and then ic ~praieer \ brought their furniture on the monoâ€"rail by which the railâ€" way constiruction supplies wens brought in, until the .& zxk N.0, line was in operabtion, ' f The town was incopponated..in. 1910, it being the firsh £ i t 1 nhnicipality\ organized> in j the" districk _ It was named for a & d Bh (hiis 4 ' x d u;6: ifi"‘ 4 [ the. Hon. Frank Gochrane, Minister of Lands, Forests and t i# . ge . at &x 5 ib ols Mtkir i§sce . Alines for the Province. % it M 6 1.se o 4 t a ces s 39Kl & j i esA PX i. > 2c se €h. . DATES 7 C J $55%. i. o s p=e s h â€". A‘:,};' te» To ® | Lk > > > fi'r‘é"ji‘ e 5s e ‘L ues 19 L911 â€" Town destroyed by fire. Telophone, light and water : Â¥ «t 7‘;'1 3 3% s ‘:5: KE 4 ’i s tss 1 C systems â€" inslailed. [~e M 19e . i«f’:'z Te a% x=ces) Wrl 1915 â€" First through passenger â€" train on Tthe _ N&ional PRRRCCENE C ‘ o" saie.. < l P s h ‘I‘;L P OA Transcontinental Railway. % 4 Feas / g;{ â€"â€"@inly: â€"~â€"=q: <<<fa ky ; /‘/,‘ t 'f'-! 1916 â€" Entire business section destroyed by fire, July 29th. Lege I e e C 55 Mz k. 1921 â€" ( A 4 f : C 4 k "’:"-}»i’_fi. . 5 e _6 . miere e e [ 0 2l 1921 â€" Construction of T.&N.0. Railway north comméenced, f s agiol _ . : ’.':”.'»'-“' ‘755,'7’"‘-&” "*k@'fi,;*flé}‘;{i‘?m “‘sq‘:- 1022 â€" Town made seal of newly created District of Gochrane. > C ilks 1z ns â€"â€" * +0 ce Aetereanenaie P u L en | |C 1097 â€" Forgus e haser led c3 ie ols _ e se .2 0 oo NO _ se e stt ‘,glgf it c ime 1927 â€" Ferguson Ihfih\.\.xl\ completed, 3 io â€" > eale eC Lf@"*"‘ig}“i_i:,‘p{“fi‘,g#f r?‘? 1020 â€" Steel reaches fidownter at ,\Iznusum“r’.vn‘u :]iLIHCS Bay. t ic . s is ifi}.},‘%‘: \ufi‘:’?‘f ) 9e 1930 â€" Commencement of work on the Abitibi Luu,\'nnipu\\'m' 7 zus . "Sel on Jms s 2. (ien M es ce Py s aainies cetiediee cad | WWe is 4 5 A 7 * e eE .,4{"r%fi-,-g"’fi;;‘g‘,,_’;:\‘a?"”f,;n’j:,;fqevf‘y i) ha" development project. tm dWoek. x e »’“4’5; EeE .. tw AWe ET‘IK‘?‘!%Q e esA e eandent= 1941 â€" Consbruction begun of final Jink in 'J'l‘zmsâ€"bau:}éha&ihgh- â€" j way, Hearsi to Geraldton. ie : vore e â€"râ€"._i o /é M% wik & ( + 3 _ y | "Taw ts | JR ; j * d [ @f \.".,. , \ /, Te 4 J + 4 § PCs i i h aciatt i neceaimemeeneiens, us es c fia: > A E ,‘ P t : i o , .g .il'c * m r_“‘ 5 S=â€" .l rel" revl T j V i f + ?', } is (nk A '2 S c IS"? | pip et iess _ {â€"=â€"â€"=â€"â€"â€"<£ ~1| 1| 1 4sS me: 4. & MBhS 41c to, {alcoe Aool tioua 1IGs | [R =<g= | _ L oeecâ€"â€"sy . on ; ces e 15 | : â€"-â€"â€"Lâ€"_____ 4 I is _ *& ~= 4 ie [ J 2 ifonns fhos ; Bhta mgp s 05 S c s % 3 ’“} a* mm â€"â€"= ‘,f;':j é ns itiok: H%. Gar es\ ioi uies Saech h > al s m im >z o e saeesile werinte o 40| "h baee o C h . 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C * T inn n Cn o <lo on oo en s L mm e es at es uy l | 4 : ~ ~plgie 4 " en e n s C esn / ~â€" s â€" , e ids . m t i aiee:, s e3 L n e e oV en t es ie : ie on oi oo o_ s e A scene typical of the pioneer days in the District. ‘ 2. Vat{â€" mé K«‘ 17 /A