RAGGED RAPIDS

NAME: Ragged Rapids COUNTY: Victoria County ROADS: 4WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Snow in winter BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring to fall

COMMENTS: Take the Black River Rd. east from just north of Cooper's Falls. REMAINS: A farmstead

Ragged Rapids was once a logging village located on the Black River in Dalton Township. Logging operations occurred as timber was sent down the river in the late 1800's. It had a post office. Other ghost towns in the area included: to the south, Uphill, Dartmoor and Horncastle; and to the SW, Sadowa. All had been rural post offices in the late 1800s. It has been estimated that Dalton has 25,000 acres of non-agricultural lands that are well adapted for reforestation. One of the most picturesque figures of the municipal history of the township is Joseph Thompson who was reeve for a quarter of a century. Thompson was a great hunter and many legends have been handed down concerning his prowess in the wilderness. Submitted by: Clayton Self

Ragged Rapids used to exist right here Courtesy Clayton Self

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