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Conger Lumber Company

Conger Lumber Company Fire

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: AI71
Category: Lumbering; Conger Lumber Company
Description: A spark from the mill's burner started this fire on September 21, 1921. The fire destroyed the town's last operating mill. It also destroyed several boats kept in nearby boathouses. After an hour and a half, rain started to fall, helping to extinguish the blaze.
Date: 1921
Source: PSPL
Physical Attributes: 8.5cm x 14cm; b/w photograph
Photographer: Grant Parker
Keywords: Conger; mill; lumber; sawmill; company; sawlogs; logs; logging; lumbering; wood; board; plank; harbour; fire; burner; burn; blaze; Parry Sound; process; timber; business; trade; industry; commerce; Belevedere;
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