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The great Matheson Fire was a deadly forest fire that passed through the region surrounding the communities of Black River-Matheson [1] and Iroquois Falls, Ontario, Canada, on July 29, 1916. As was common practice at the time, settlers cleared land using the slash-and-burn method. That summer, there was little rain, and the forests and ...
Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The municipality is astride the Black River, for which it is partly named. The Matheson railway station was serviced by the Northlander until 2012. Matheson was first known as McDougall's Chute after an early trapper.
Val Gagné is an unincorporated rural community in the township of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) east of Highway 11, [3] between Matheson and Iroquois Falls. [4] For many years the community was accessible by train. [5]
These are the salaries of the Black River Local Schools' employees for fiscal year 2023. The salaries totaled to $8,453,778.87 for 169 district employees. Of the 169, only two district employees ...
Matheson station is located in the township of Black River-Matheson in Ontario, ... it was destroyed in the Matheson Fire in 1916. The present brick structure was ...
The Black River is a 19.6-mile-long (31.5 km) [1] river with headwaters located just south of Owensville, Indiana. [2] It flows southwest through southwestern Gibson County and northwestern Posey County under Interstate 64 between Poseyville and Griffin before emptying into the Wabash River just north of New Harmony .
The creek begins at Benoit Lake in geographic Black Township [2] in the municipality of Black River-Matheson, Cochrane District and flows south to its mouth at Meyers Lake in geographic Lee Township [3] in the Unorganized West Part of Timiskaming District.
Matheson Fire: Black River-Matheson Ontario: Jul 1916: 223 [5] to 244 [6] 49 townships [6] 200,000 hectares (490,000 acres) The worst fire on record in Ontario's history. Destroyed 49 townships, including the villages of Kelso, Val Gagné, and Iroquois Falls. [6] Great Fire of 1919: Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta Alberta Saskatchewan: May ...