BOSTON CREEK

NAME: Boston Creek COUNTY: -- ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in Winter, Warm Summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer

COMMENTS: Semi-Ghost. REMAINS: Foundations.

The newly constructed Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway in 1906 had it own railside towns. One was Boston Creek. But the town also had something else going for it. Gold! During the 1930s, it was predicted the discovery of gold at Boston Creek might rival the established field known as Kirkland Lake. The town had a school, stores, a boarding house, and what appeared to be a bright future. Few of the mines survived the World War II era and Boston Creek was one of them. The town began to fade and today is a partially ghosted settlement. Submitted by: Henry Chenoweth

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