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Coal Handling Plant

CPR Coal Handling Plant

Available Images: Full Size
Accession Number: VFVII2b
Category: Other Industry; Coal Handling Plant
Description: When the lumber company at Byng Inlet left the area, a coal handling plant replaced it. The location was chosen for its proximity to both the railway and Georgian Bay. The plant did not employ many people, and Byng Inlet was abandoned soon after the plant's arrival.
Date: c.1910-1911
Source: PSPL
Physical Attributes: 12.2cm x 15cm; b/w photograph
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Keywords: coal; handling; plant; factory; industry; Byng Inlet; railway; railroad; rail; line; CPR; Canadian Pacific; CP; Georgian Bay; refine; commerce; Britt; trade; export; company; production; facility; foundry; shipping;
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