Rural Routes Ontario

5907 King St.
Porcupine, Ontario
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Ontario Tourism Region : Northeastern Ontario

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Pop. 7,858. Part of the City of Timmins in Cochrane Dist. at the N end of Porcupine L., on Hwys 101 & 655,13 km. E of Timmins.
The river, lake, district, and community are named after an island shaped like a porcupine in a nearby river. The first gold claim was staked in 1905 about 16 km. S of where Hwy 101 crosses the Frederick House R.
The first gold mine went into production in 1907 on Gold I. in Nighthawk L. In the 50 years following Benny Hollinger's discovery of gold quartz in the Porcupine area, more than 45,000 claims were staked.
Porcupine is often called 'The Golden City.'

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Samantha Jennen on 01-Jul-12

My Grandfather went to Porcupine Ontario in 1905 from London England.Apparently it was advertised in England that Gold was found in Porcupine. He often spoke about the area This summer we hope to visit to see this wonderful area.

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Off the beaten track:	Pottsville, 0km Golden City, 1km South Porcupine, 3km Connaught Hill, 3km Finntown, 3km Hallnor, 4km Broulan Reef, 4km Dome Extension, 5km Dome, 6km Preston East, 6km Pamour, 6km Gold Centre, 8km Buffalo-Ankerite, 9km Schumacher, 8km Aunor, 10km Delnite, 11km Hoyle, 11km	Hill's Landing, 11km Keyson, 12km Melrose Gardens, 12km Mountjoy, 13km Dugwal, 16km Night Hawk Centre, 19km Barbers Bay, 25km Wawaitin Falls, 28km McIntosh Springs, Iroquois Falls area, 28km Fielding, 29km Alexo, 33km Kilburn, 35km Lower Sturgeon, 42km The Cache, 38km Porquis Junction, 38km Welsh, Iroquois Falls area, 38km Kamiskotia, 35km	Nellie Lake, 41km Wings, 40km Kelso, Iroquois Falls area, 38km Devonshire, 45km Tunis, 46km Potter, 48km Berylvale, 53km Shillington, 37km Onagon, 44km Downard, 57km Val Gagné, 42km Ansonville, 47km Montrock, 47km Nahma, 60km Frederick, 66km Anthony, 44km
Nearby Lakes:	Porcupine Lake, 1km Shallow Lake, 1km Bell Lake, 3km Bob's Lake, 3km Goose Lake, 7km Three Nations Lake, 6km Simpson Lake, 7km Edwards Lake, 7km Boyd Lake, 10km Charlebois Lake, 8km Little Goose Lake, 10km Pearl Lake, 8km McDonald Lake, 9km Murphy Lake, 11km Rota Lake, 13km McKay Lake, 12km Gillies Lake, 10km	Skynner Lake, 12km Gowanmarsh Lake, 16km Bigwater Lake, 15km Flynn Lake, 14km Cook Lake, 15km Grassy Lake, 17km Gold Lake, 16km Wealthy Lakes, 14km Perch Lake, 13km Reid Lake, 14km Meadow Lake, 15km Miller Lake, 13km Cowboy Lake, 14km Roma Lake, 13km Noted Lake, 16km Galore Lake, 16km Bouchard Lake, 18km	Dugwal Pit, 16km Beaver Lake, 18km Duck Lake, 18km Smith Lake, 16km Feldman Lake, 19km Night Hawk Lake, 16km Clear Lake, 22km Jen Lake, 23km Glass Lake, 23km Nerandeau Lake, 25km Ice Chest Lake, 23km Pick Lake, 24km Lizard Lake, 25km Evelyn Lake, 25km Roy Lake, 26km Moon Lake, 24km

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