Reesor Siding Ghost Town

Reesor siding was a separate community which at its peak contained nearly 100 residents.
Reesor siding ghost town. Golf courses in kapuskasing. Reesor is a ghost town located in cochrane district ontario on the trans canada highway. A school was built in 1927. Gift speciality shops in kapuskasing.
Reesor siding strike of 1963 kapuskasing. A vague crossroad community had begun to emerge. When are you travelling. Things to do in ontario.
Historic sites in kapuskasing. Ghost towns in ontario. Around 1925 thomas reesor 1867 1954 a mennonite minister from markham ontario sponsored and helped to settle new german speaking mennonite immigrants from the soviet union in the area which would become known as reesor. Reesor is a ghost town located in cochrane district ontario canada along highway 11 trans canada highway named after its founder thomas reesor.
Reesor is a ghost town located in cochrane district ontario canada along highway 11 trans canada highway named after its founder thomas reesor. T he little settlement of reesor officially got its start on june 15th 1925 at 11 p m when two mennonite refugees jacob toews and jacob heinrichs disembarked from the canadian national railway cn train at mileage point 103 just east of mattice. Reesor siding strike of 1963. Outdoor activities in kapuskasing.
Nature parks in kapuskasing. Reesor siding ghost town created by twp. See 2 reviews articles and photos of reesor siding strike of 1963 ranked no 5 on tripadvisor among 10 attractions in kapuskasing. The violent confrontation occurred near the small francophone hamlet of reesor siding a ghost town today that is located just west of opasatika approximately halfway between kapuskasing and hearst in northern ontario.
Reesor siding was situated two miles west of reesor along the railway line. Reesor siding 2 8 kilometres 1 7 mi east of the reesor community proper was the site of the reesor siding strike one of the defining labour conflicts in canadian. It was named after thomas reesor 1867 1954 a mennonite minister from markham ontario who sponsored and helped to settle new german speaking mennonite immigrants from the soviet union here around 1925. Monuments statues in kapuskasing.
The original purpose of reesor siding was to be that of a siding but all this changed with the immigration of mennonite and french canadian farmers to the area. Top ghost towns in ontario canada. Hiking trails in kapuskasing. Ghost towns in ontario.
The reesor siding strike of 1963 was one of the defining labour conflicts in canadian history resulting in the shooting of 11 union members three of whom were killed. Ghost towns in kapuskasing. Sunday january 1 2006.