Rural Routes - Calabogie

Mill St.
Calabogie, Ontario
K0J 1H0

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Ontario Tourism Region : Ontario's Highlands

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Pop. 180. In Bagot T., Renfrew C., at the head of the Madawaska R. where it leaves Calabogie L. and C. Rds. 508 & 511, 34 km SW of Amprior.
In the early 1800s the settlement was a supply centre for log drivers on the Madawaska R. In 1895 the largest black graphite deposit in the Americas was discovered at Calabogie.
The Black Donald Graphite Mine remained in production until 1954 and during a period of peak production following the First World War 'it accounted for 90 per cent of all graphite mined in Canada.
The files of the Ontario Geographic Names Board list four possible origins for this unusual name:
(1) from calladh bogaidh, Gaelic for 'marshy shore;' (2) in Spanish, cala boga refers to a body of water where rowing is necessary;
(3) Indian word for 'stur¬geon;' (4)'callibogus' was an early Newfoundland beverage concocted from spruce beer and rum. The name is sometimes mispelled as Calaboogie.

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Off the beaten track:	Barryvale, 2km Ashdad, 6km Barrett Chute, 6km Springtown, 8km Spruce Hedge, 7km Belangers Corner, 11km Hurds Lake, 12km Ferguslea, 15km Flower Station, 16km Shamrock, 14km Mount St. Patrick, 13km Thompson Hill, 18km Renfrew Junction, 19km Clyde Forks, 19km Fremo Corners, 18km Cotieville, 20km Moores Lake, 18km	Oakgrove, 20km Joes Lake, 20km McDougall, 20km Black Donald, 16km Admaston, 21km Payne, Renfrew area, 22km Goshen, Arnprior area, 20km Mayhew, 21km Balsam Hill, 22km Northcote, 24km Lower Dacre, 19km Folger, 26km Rosebank, Renfrew area, 25km White Lake, Arnprior area, 19km Lundys Corners, 22km Canonto, 27km Balaclava, Renfrew area, 20km	Lavant, 27km Stewartville, 21km Martins Corner, Renfrew area, 24km California, Almonte area, 20km Garden of Eden, 28km Glasgow Station, 23km French Line, 24km Lavant Station, 29km Lochwinnoch, 25km Castleford, 27km Fergusons Beach, 27km Waba, 21km Scotch Bush, Renfrew area, 24km Beatty, 30km Chenaux, 30km Douglas, 26km
Nearby Lakes:	Calabogie Lake, 3km Martell Lake, 3km Norway Lake, 4km Jamieson Lake, 5km Upper Fish Lake, 5km Balmer Lake, 5km Lower Fish Lake, 6km Mud Lake, 8km Dempseys Lake, 6km Gling Lake, 8km Stones Lake, 6km Perault Lake, 7km Shannons Lakes, 8km Blithfield Long Lake, 8km Belanger Lake, 8km Smiths Lake, 9km Jerry Lake, 9km	Mile Lake, 9km Battery Lake, 8km Chamberlain Lake, 8km Snake Lake, 8km Closs Lake, 10km Stufkos Lake, 10km Black Lake, 9km Warrens Lake, 10km Culhanes Lake, 7km Bailey Lake, 10km Oriole Lake, 8km Stubinskis Lake, 11km Bagot Long Lake, 9km Franks Lake, 9km Miller Lake, 11km St. Pierre Lake, 8km Elbow Lake, 10km	Minnow Lake, 11km Hurds Lake, 11km Croft Lake, 11km Brook Lake, 11km Clyde Lake, 12km McGonegal Lake, 11km Boundary Lake, 10km Little Black Lake, 10km Bartraw Lake, 13km Twin Lake, 12km Reid Lake, 13km Beaver Lake, 11km Fergusons Lake, 9km Limestone Lake, 11km Little Mud Lake, 12km Hunts Lake, 10km

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