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10 Elizabeth Sq.
Elliot Lake,
Ontario
P5A 1Y7
Ontario Tourism Region : Northcentral Ontario
Phone : (705) 848-9454
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Elliot Lake
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 11,565. In Gunterman T., Algoma Dist., on Elliot and Home Ls. and Hwy 108, 29 km. N of Hwy 17 and 165 km. W of Sudbury
- In 1948 prospectors Aime Breton and Karl Gunterman discovered radioactive ore near Lauzon L. in Long T., south of the present town.
- In 1953 an ore body was discovered that became the Pronto Uranium Mine. By 1954 a road had reached the present townsite, and in 1955 the fIrst mill was operational.
- A town was planned to accommodate up to 30,000 residents, but demand for uranium dropped and the population never exceeded 20,000. A post office, named for the lake on which the town is located, opened in 1956.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Untitled Document
Map Below gives Canadian Geographical Names
Natural Resources Canada in the District of Algoma.
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/elliotlake
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Visitors to this page: 6,242
Off the beaten track: |
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Nordic Townsite, 6km
Spragge, 19km
Pronto East, 21km
Serpent River, 21km
Kenabutch, 24km
Brennan Harbour, 30km
The Back Settlement, 28km
Spanish, 32km
Heather, 37km
Walford, 38km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Horne Lake, 1km
First Lake, 2km
Second Lake, 2km
Porridge Lake, 2km
Beaver Lake, 3km
Esten Lake, 4km
Penelope Lake, 4km
Slipper Lake, 3km
Hector Lake, 3km
Strouth Lake, 4km
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