Sir William Van Horne provincial plaque - Thunder Bay ON
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PeterNoG
N 48° 26.169 W 089° 13.063
16U E 335972 N 5367154
This Ontario Heritage Property is an Ontario Provincial Plaque that is just south of 47 Cumberland Street North in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMF09N
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/01/2012
Views: 6
~ the text from the plaque ~
Sir William C. Van Horne 1843-1915
Born in Chelsea, Illinois, Van Horne, after a brilliant career with a number of railway companies in the mid-western United States, accepted the position of general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1881. Construction of this pioneer Canadian transcontinental line was pushed ahead rapidly under his energetic supervision, despite many difficulties of a physical and financial nature which would have discouraged a man of lesser ability. Its completion in 1885 ensured Canadian unity. Through his influence this community, previously known as Prince Arthur's Landing, was named Port Arthur in 1883-84. Elected president of the company in 1888, Van Horne was knighted in 1894 for his services to Canada.
'Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board'
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Unclassified Sites
County or Regional Municipality: Thunder Bay
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