HEPC Survey Disk at Eugenia Falls - Eugenia, Ontario - Canadian Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

The disk is located in the Eugenia Falls Conservation Area. Simply stamped as "H E P C", which signifies that it was placed by or on behalf of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, the predecessor of present-day Ontario Hydro.

William Hogg built a small generating station above Eugenia Falls in 1895. Hogg died in the year 1900, after which a small group of Toronto businessmen attempted to further harness the power of the water falling over the mighty Niagara Escarpment as was already being done further south in the Niagara region. Their company, branded as the Georgian Bay Power Company, constructed a tunnel just north of Eugenia Falls in 1906-1907. Unfortunately their venture failed to produce enough power to sustain their operations, and the company was soon bankrupt.

The survey disk at Eugenia Falls is no doubt related to the larger Ontario Hydro generating station located 3 km north of the survey disk, and the man-made Eugenia Lake that was created to supply water to that station. It is possible that this disk marked the boundary of some 1900 acres of farmland purchased by HEPC around 1913 in order to create the lake.

Unique Designation: HEPC Marker Type: Survey Disk Condition: Slightly Damaged

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