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Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Ghost towns
ISBN : 1550464671
Well-illustrated with photos and maps this book has the best 80 ghost towns in Ontario described in Ron Brown's previous books. Each essay explores a town, some abandoned, some still populated, whose former glory makes it an interesting destination.
Author : Maria Da Silva,Andrew Hind
Publisher : Amazing Stories
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1552774120
Ontario is rich in ghost towns, communities that were once thriving but which have been reduced to mere shadows of their former selves. Nine villages -- including silver camps, fishing ports, crossroads hamlets, and farming settlements -- come alive on the pages of this book. The term 'ghost town' invariably conjures up images of fog-shrouded cemeteries, buildings with sinister visages, and of course, restless spirits of the dead. While often this is merely our imagination at play, in some cases, these ghost towns are indeed said to be haunted.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Cannonbooks
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc. Ontario Guide-books
ISBN : 1896757049
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459704787
Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty – if you know where to look. Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore "ghost ports," forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rumrunning lore, and even the location of a top-secret spy camp. The area also contains some unusual natural features, including a mysterious mountain-top lake, sand dunes, and the rare albars of Prince Edward County. From small communities to the megacity of Toronto, history lives on in the buildings, bridges, canals, rail lines, and homes that have survived, and in the stories, both well-known and long-forgotten, of the people and places no longer here. In From Queenston to Kingston, Ron Brown provides today’s explorer’s with a window into Ontario’s not so distant past and shares a hope that, in future, progress and historical preservation go hand in hand.
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926936208
The Red Coat Trail of southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta runs near the route of the North West Mounted Police’s famous 1874 March West. Today, this lonely highway passes through a windswept land of ghostly abandoned towns. Johnnie Bachusky takes readers back to the heyday of these towns, which sprang up as settlers travelled west during the last great land rush. The Roaring Twenties brought bumper harvests, but also bootleggers and bank robbers; fortunes were won and lost in high-stakes poker games. The Great Depression devastated the region as disease, drought, dust storms and grasshoppers took their toll. History comes to life in these exciting true stories, from an account of a 1920s bank robbery in Manyberries to the tales of a boisterous Govenlock rancher who hunted with Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok.
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926936192
Many of BC's old mining towns are now abandoned ruins, disappearing into the wilderness. These once-thriving towns and the pioneers who built them are remembered in 10 fascinating stories of hard work and heroism. A mine rescue worker sadly recounts a tale of death underground at Coal Creek. Three eccentric old bachelors become the final residents of Phoenix. Legends of Spanish treasure near a Vancouver Island gold-rush town persist to this day. Experience BC's colourful past in these entertaining stories from the province's vanished communities.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc. Ontario Guide-books
ISBN : 0969121091
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781554880942
Travel across Ontario and pay a visit to Ontario’s nearly 50 heritage jails. Built before the modern era of the OPP, they range in size from single cell lockups to massive monuments such as the Kingston Pen and the Don Jail. Although Spartan inside, many are architectural wonders on the outside and have been declared heritage buildings. A few have been converted to museums and show the harsh conditions that convicts had to endure. Behind Bars also tells of the many hilarious escapes, gruesome hangings and unusual trials which made Ontario’s old jails the centre of attention. Highlights include ghost-town jails in Silver Islet and Berens River; torture devices on display at the Penitentiary Museum in Kingston, along with the "shower" and the coffin-sized "box"; the man who was executed but didn’t die; mysterious escapes; the battle over Ontario’s smallest jail; Woodstock’s death mask; love stories gone wrong; Ontario’s first terrorist attack; the worst mass murderer; and haunted jails. "Noboby knows Ontario like Ron Brown." - CBC Radio
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : 0969121024
Author : Andrew Hind,Maria Da Silva
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781459736313
Three titles in Andrew Hind and Maria Da Silva’s acclaimed series on the local history, maritime colour, and even the shadowy side of Ontario’s most picturesque communities. From ghost towns to actual ghosts, the unexpected abounds in this collection of the most surprising corners of Ontario — a must for cottagers and local-history lovers, brought to you by two of the best! Includes: RMS Segwun Ghost Towns of Muskoka Ghosts of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Author : Andrew Hind,Maria Da Silva
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781770703209
Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow – or spectre – of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests, while others have been reduced to foundations, forlorn buildings, and silent ruins. A few support a handful of inhabitants, but even these towns are wrapped in a ghostly shroud. But this book isnt only about communities that have died. Rather it is about communities that lived, vibrantly at that, if only for a brief time. Its about the people whose dreams for a better life these villages represented; the people who lived, loved, laboured, and ultimately died in these small wilderness settlements. And its about an era in history, those early heady days of Muskoka settlement when the forests were flooded with loggers and land-hungry settlers.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Langley, B.C. : Stagecoach Publishing Company
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : 0889830207
Volume 1 - Southern Ontario.
Author : Johnnie Bachusky
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781926936185
Today, many of the historic coal-mining communities of the Rocky Mountains are uninhabited ghost towns. Yet behind the crumbled ruins are tales of perseverance, danger and romance. A devastating mine explosion on Halloween shatters the lives of mining families in Nordegg. The miners of Mountain Park build a hockey rink still celebrated in local lore. A young immigrant couple in Mercoal establishes a successful business only to have their love story sadly cut short. These 11 dramatic and poignant ghost-town tales are sure to fascinate all who love pioneer history.
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Extinct cities
ISBN : OCLC:1050288866
Author : Ron Brown
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781459707542
For the first time, train buffs and history lovers will have a book that explores the heritage of Ontario’s railways, from its oldest stations to its highest bridges, glamorous hotels (and some not-so-glamorous ones), scenic and historic train rides, rail trails, and sagging old ghost towns.