"THE HASTINGS ROAD" -- Ormsby
N 44° 52.870 W 077° 45.016
18T E 282788 N 4973429
A rugged early colonization road across the Canadian Shield.
Waymark Code: WMC9Q7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/13/2011
Views: 2
This road was begun in 1854 as part of a network of "Colonization Roads" planned by the government to open the southern fringe of the Precambrian Shield to settlement. Under the supervision of Robert Bird, construction began at the northern boundary of Madoc Township and within a year 65 km of summer road had been build northward to a point near present-day Bancroft. The road, when completed, was about 160 km in length. The free-grant lots along its course were quickly taken up but poor soil prevented the development of a prosperous agriculture settlement. When the decline of lumbering in the region removed a market for produce and a source of employment, the settlers abandoned their farms and the road fell into disuse.
Address or location of plaque: On the northeast corner of Road 620 and Old Hastings Road 3.6 km west of Highway 62
Physical location of plaque: Village
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The road still exists, very rugged and seasonal.
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'
Condition of sign: good
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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