Historical highlights of the Kearney area, 1865-1983
By: by Ralph Bice
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Kearney? Ont]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: History; Biography; Kearney (Ont.); Histoire; Biographies
Description: "Highway #518 meanders east from the intersection at Hwy #592 in Emsdale taking you to the Town of Kearney, home of Ralph Bice, legendary guide trapper, outdoorsman, author and newspaper columnist. Kearney, "The Biggest Little Town" is situated at the crossroads of three access routes to Ontario's first provincial park, Algonquin Park ... Kearney was born in Perry Township in 1908 of 600 acres and continued to grow until December 1, 1979 when legislation was passed to amalgamate the town of Kearney and the geographic townships of Proudfoot, Bethune and portions of Butt and McCraney. Kearney's fame was a great logging town with many sawmills and lumber camps. The logging still remains today.

Among the first settlers and perhaps even before the first railroad, were A.J. O'Neil and his partner William Kearney who opened a store where the roads match going toward the north side of Sand Lake and on towards Beaver Lake. Before the arrival of the railway, trading with the natives took place at the flying post. However boom times commenced when the railroad became operational. A siding was built at the foot of what was known as Loon Lake (now Perry Lake). Logs could be loaded onto the trail after only a few days drive, saving about a month's time in getting to Montreal."--Www.townofkearney.com "Community Profile."

"Info on lumbering, commerce, baseball, early churches, local minerals, schools, early settlers, and Ravensworth. Also includes short family biographies."--Antiqbook.com.
Notes: Cover title.
Table of contents: title: Town of Kearney, 1908-1958 [Northeastern Ontario]; title: New Town of Kearney; title: Lumbering in the Kearney area [logging, saw mills]; title: The oldest barn; title: Skating rinks; title: To buy groceries [Grocery stores]; title: It was called baseball; title: Brennan's Mill; title: Way Freight [railroad trains]; title: O'Donnell Family [Con O'Donnell]; title: Early Churches [log]; title: When J.R. Booth timbered on the Magnetawan [Lake, Timber camps, Fish shack]; title: Local minerals [mines]; title: Kearney School [schools, education]; title: St. Patrick's Church, Kearney, March 16, 1977; title: "Land of Muskoka", poem; title: "Fair Parry Sound"; title: Two early settlers [Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McCann; title: Saga of 'Canthook' Jack [Fetterley]; title: A tribute to Harry Miller [Sand Lake]; title: Barry's Lake (Andy Barry); title: Ravensworth; title: School board meetings from away back; title: Eighth Concession [Bethune Township]; title: Twelfth Concession (township); title: Tenth Concession; title: Murder at Ravensworth; title: [Family histories]; title: Knox United Church Kearney 1959; title: St. Patrick's Parish; title: Anglican Church; title: Kearney Women's Institute.