"BRADLO" - Hearst - Ontario Provincial Plaques on Waymarking.com

This Ontario Provincial Plaque is located in the playground area of the Hearst Tourist Information Center on the south side of Highway 11 just west of Highway 583.

Bradlo was a Slovak community, located 10 kilometers from Hearst, Ontario, and approximately 1,000 kilometres northwest of Toronto. It was established in 1930 on the urging of a Slovak Roman Catholic priest in Montreal, who arranged for a handful of unemployed Slovak men to leave for Northern Ontario to what became the community of Bradlo. The last Slovak resident left Bradlo in 1969. In 1997, the descendants of the original Slovak settlers of Bradlo organized a celebration in conjunction with the 75th Anniversary of incorporation of the 'Municipality of Hearst' (10 km from Bradlo) which included a special plaque for Bradlo by Heritage Foundation of Ontario on Saturday, July 5, 1997.

The text on the plaque:

In 1930 a handful of Slovak immigrants settled eleven kilometres south of Hearst near present-day Highway 583. They helped each other build log houses, clear land and sell wood to pulp and paper mills. Soon other Slovaks were attracted to the community. By the middle of the depression, Bradlo boasted 150 people, a public school, Catholic church, store, post-office and meeting hall. After their pulpwood was harvested, residents realized that their land would not support commercial farming. By 1950, most had left for better opportunities elsewhere. Although few traces of Bradlo survive today, its brief history illustrates the hard work, resourcefulness and communal aid that have distinguished the immigrant experience in northern Ontario.

Address or location of plaque: TransCanada Highway 11, Hearst (Ontario) Canada Physical location of plaque: Town "Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link] A web-site for more details.: [Web Link] Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": none This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location' Condition of sign: very good Is this a bilingual sign?: Yes ! What is the second/third language?: french

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