The Fowler Family and the Last Spike - Feist Lake, ON
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jiggs11
N 49° 50.810 W 093° 51.485
15U E 438308 N 5521954
Marker recounting the history of the Feist family and their involvement with the Canadian Pacific Railway here.
Waymark Code: WM13AVT
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/28/2020
Views: 2
The marker is co-located with the Ontario Historic Marker at the roadside rest area off the Trans Canada Highway at Feist Lake.
Marker text reads:
THE FOWLER FAMILY
AND THE LAST SPIKE AT FEIST LAKE
John Fowler (1812-1900) was a railway contractor from Yorkshire who emigrated to southern Ontario where he built the Grafton - Cobourg section of the Grand Trunk Railway, leased the Port Hope, Lindsay and Beaverton Railway and acquired the charter for the Ontario & Quebec Railway. In 1882, his Robert (1857-1928) was assistant engineer in charge of constructing the last section of the railway being built by the Canadian government between Lake Superior and the prairies. His sister Jennie (1854-1938) journeyed to visit him in the northwestern Ontario wilderness. Jennie Fowler later recalled that it was she, at Robert's invitation, who drove the last spike on the line near Feist Lake on June 19, 1882.
Erected by the John and Jane (Prud'homme) Fowler Trust Foundation
Ontario Heritage Trust
Group that erected the marker: John and Jane (Prud'homme) Fowler Trust Foundation
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Trans Canada Highway 17
Feist Lake, ON CA
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