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Depot Harbour (Ghost Town) — Abandoned Ghost Town in Carling, Ontario

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The round house is located to the right. Just before it is the "White House" which housed offices for grain inspectors that inspected the freight. The building at the end of the pond was a stable for the houses which belonged to the store. The store also dehorned cattle. The hotel is in the backgrou
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The general store is pictured to the right while the post-office is to the left. Further to the left was the butcher shop and then the barber shop. Although the town was "dry" (no bars), bootleggers kept a constant supply of alcohol to the thirsty. These pictures and the accompanying stories w
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The hotel with the general store behind it. The community hall is to the right and station to the extreme right. The bunk house is to the extreme left. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that
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Thornton Public School with the outhouses in the background. Mr. A.G. Orr was the principal at the time. Miss Morrisey was the teacher, who would later go on to marry Ronald Smith, son of the general store owner. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dov
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The Roman Catholic Church. This used to be at the top of the stairs. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola LaBrecque. Her parents ma
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High Church of England These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola LaBrecque. Her parents married in the Catholic church on November 22, 1
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The Presbyterian Church These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola LaBrecque. Her parents married in the Catholic church on November 22,
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The grain elevators These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola LaBrecque. Her parents married in the Catholic church on November 22, 1920
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The elevators used to unload railway cars. The small building is the office. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola LaBrecque. Her pa
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Number one and two freight sheds. All of the material was transported by hand using two wheel push carts. Bunkhouses housed the men who performed this job. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at t
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The end of the coal elevator. At the other end is where the coal was unloaded into the boats. These pictures and the accompanying stories were sent in by Aileen Carbonneau of Dover Centre. Aileen grew up in Depot Harbour. Her name at that time was Aileen Pilon, daughter of Albert Pilon and Viola
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A boat docked. Rope ladders were used to climb off the boats. A tragic accident occured one day when a Mr. George Pool fell and slipped between the boat and dock. Although boats tried to churn up the water in an effort to recover his body, it would not be found until months later. These pictures
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This is the bridge between Depot Harbour and Parry Sound. Photo taken in 1990 by Aileen's brothers. Back when Depot Harbour was an active town, this bridge was simply railway ties with no flooring or sides. The children would nervously cross it on Saturdays, to watch movies in Parry Sound.
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This is the bridge between Depot Harbour and Parry Sound. Photo taken in 1990 by Aileen's brothers. Back when Depot Harbour was an active town, this bridge was simply railway ties with no flooring or sides. The children would nervously cross it on Saturdays, to watch movies in Parry Sound.
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This is the bridge between Depot Harbour and Parry Sound. Photo taken in 1990 by Aileen's brothers. Back when Depot Harbour was an active town, this bridge was simply railway ties with no flooring or sides. The children would nervously cross it on Saturdays, to watch movies in Parry Sound.
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To advise the boat operators of what the weather was going to be, a building containing baskets served as a warning system. This location was appropriately named Storm Signal Hill. The woman in the photograph is halfway up the hill. Directly to the right of the woman in the photograph is Vanerandas
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The lower part of town. You can see the Catholic Church in the background.
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This photo was taken after the pond was filled in. The back end of Vanerandes store and a house to the right of it.

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