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Fort Matachewan Grave

Abandoned Ghost Town in Matachewan, Ontario, Canada

Jun 06 2010

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Recent status Abandoned
Location # 1636

This is a Hudson Bay post abandoned in the late 1920(a)s. It was occupied until just prior to the 2nd world war by it(a)s last supervisor. Included is a photo of his gravesite. The site is very overgrown and accessible by boat (canoe) only. The buildings are long gone, except for pieces of the church.

Matachewan- is a former gold mining community, located within the Montreal River Watershed. Fort Matachewan, a Hudson(a)s Bay Company trading post that had been established in 1865, was the first white habitation in the region. Originally it was an Ojibway fort, built in the late 1700(a)s or early 1800(a)s, this post served the Indian trappers of the area. At one time, a large tribe lived near the fort. Fort Matachewan was closed in 1920.

The rush of 1907 in Elk Lake brought numerous prospectors into the area, searching for more ore deposits. It was around this time when John Moyneur built a log hotel on the present site of Matachewan. The hotel soon became the center of civilization for the area.

For more info go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Matachewan

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2 years ago

Visited Fort Matachewan on Monday, Sept.27, 2021 and searched all over to find the grave site but was unsuccessful (It sure is overgrown) Love the new lining portage, and had lunch on the bench that was built. Found some broken pottery, maybe at the church site. What a very tranquil location now as opposed to the activity of a fur trade post in years past.

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13 years ago

Ah no its the Montreal River 8 kms north of Matachewan.

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13 years ago

Is that Mistininkon Lake?