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Object Record
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Metadata
Item ID# |
2016.015.001a/b |
Object Name |
Rail |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1910 |
Description |
A set of two pieces of narrow gauge rail. The rail has a flat top with slightly curved sides. The sides taper into a narrow and straight rectangular shape. The base of the rail is the widest and curves outwards from the centre. There is an indent from where the middle narrow sections meets the wide base. When looking at the sides, there is a 'T' shape with the wide base at the bottom. |
Provenance |
These pieces of narrow gauge rail were discovered in the Greenock Swamp near Cargill, Ontario. It was found near ruins of an old shack south of Schmidt Lake. It was used with railway cars to transport lumber from the swamp to Cargill's mills. The remaining lumber in the swamp was collected by Henry Cargill's son Wellington David who built the railway to the swamp in the late 1800's. The railway method was not a success due to the soft swamp land. The Cargill lumber industry ended in the early 1900's. |
Dimensions |
H-3.15 W-3.15 L-53.15 inches |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Logging Railways (railroads) |
Places |
Cargill |