Killaloe

170.0 miles from Depot Harbor

Description

Hoteliers Malcolm McDonald
Nelain Bros.
C.W.Boland
William Stack (also supplied lumber camps)
History of Killaloe Station
Lumber Merchants Knight & Smith, Con McGuire & J.D.McRae History of Killaloe Station
Other businesses Liquor store
Merchants, Kizell & Pollack
General Store, Percey Mutchmore
History of Killaloe Station
Water Station
Tank 15'x25' GTRB&B
Stand Pipe 6" Drop Pipe GTRB&B
Number of pipes 1 GTRB&B
Pump Worthington GTRB&B
Steam Cylinder 6"x6" GTRB&B
Water Cylinder 4"x6" GTRB&B
Suction Pipe 3"x60' GTRB&B
Discharge Pipe 3" GTRB&B
Conduit Pipe 2"x100' GTRB&B
Source Stream GTRB&B
Remarks 52000 gal GTRB&B

History

Date Event Source Notes
1857 Settled by William McDonnell. Named Fort McDonnell Kennedy p192
1894 OA&PS Arrives. Town renamed Killaloe Station (Killaloe was 1.5 miles south). Over the next ten years, Killaloe Station became the supply point for as many as eleven lumber camps. Kennedy p192, partly quoting Martin Garvey's History of Killaloe Station.
1915-04-09 Major fire in village. Started in Stack's harness shop, spread to house of Thos. Cybulski, barber shop of Tony Cybulski, Hazelton and Boland's general store and J.Palbeskie's general store. Leader p93
1906-06-06 Narrow escape from train wreck. Passenger train air brakes failed, diverted onto siding. Smashed car of hogs. No other injuries. Leader p37
1918-02-01 Paul B. Mask sells sash and door factory to Messrs O'Reilly and Mask. Leader p93
1967-11-30 CNR to close station effective Dec 7th. Express shipments to be accepted for shipment at Vincent A. McCue's general store. Mr Albert Thurston was last regular agent; Eganville agent, John E Redmond takes care of billing today. Leader p443

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