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Unfathomable Umfraville

Unknown Ghost Town in Bancroft, Ontario

Jun 30 2010

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Bridget A. Cavanaugh's tombstone.
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Stones removed by the pioneers at the fork in the Umphraville Rd to the cemetery.
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Torn shack remains on Umphraville Rd.
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Looking down southward into downtown Umphraville. How oats and wheat were grown here is unfathomable. Just behind me was the location of the schoolhouse. To see the school as it looked on the 1948 topo map go here: http://prod.library.utoronto.ca:8090/maplib/digital/G_3400s_50_1948-31C13_west_1st.p
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Egan Creek looking east from the bridge. There was apparently a saw and flour mill here.
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Looking west on the Egan Creek from the bridge.
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The bridge looking south.
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An old hunter cabin with eerie antlers hanging. Makes one think of "Deliverance".
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The land had to be cleared by winter in order to a) build a home b) plant crops c) secure the land grant from the government. Women had to help as well. Courtesy Mary Fitzmorris

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