Machin, Ontario
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Machin is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Kenora District west of Dryden.
The township, named after Harold A.C. Machin,[1] consists of 2 non-contiguous areas on the north shore of Eagle Lake. The junction of Highway 17 and Highway 105 is located in Machin, just east of Vermilion Bay.
Communities
The main communities in Machin township are Eagle River (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[2] Minnitaki (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".),[3] and Vermilion Bay (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[4]
Eagle River
The community of Eagle River has its origin as a Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading post on Eagle Lake, founded in 1869. It operated seasonally in the winter until 1882, when the post was moved to Wabigoon Lake. By that time, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built through the area and the settlement grew where the railroad crosses the namesake Eagle River. In the 1890s, Eagle River was an important coal and water supply station for the railroad, while shipping out wood and fur.[1]
Trade at Eagle River ceased in 1903. In 1928, a hydro-electric power station was built on the river (and another one in 1937). Around 1935/1936, the first fishing and hunting lodge was built on Eagle Lake. The community lost later its importance as a railroad hub, and in 1968 and 1969, railway docks were removed and its train station was demolished in 1973.[1]
Minnitaki
Minnitaki started as a railway point along the Canadian Pacific Railway, which was built in the early 1880s. Its indigenous name means "muddy waters" or "shaded waters", either referring to the murky waters of Beaver Creek that flows through the place or to the shadow cast on water by passing clouds.[1]
In 1896, the geographic townships of Eton, Sanford, and Aubrey were surveyed, after which the first homesteaders founded the settlement.[1]
Demographics
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See also
References
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External links
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