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Blind River, Ont, was incorporated as a town in 1906. The Town of Blind River is located at the mouth of the Mississagi River on the North Channel of Lake Huron, 132 km southeast of Sault Ste Marie. Named by early voyageurs because it was difficult to detect from Lake Huron, the site was important for the fur trade from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century.
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- When the fur trade slowed about 1820, the Hudson's Bay Company purchased the North West Company. A number of trappers settled along the rivers flowing into Lake Huron.
One of these rivers, just three miles (5 km) east of the Mississagi mouth, was called Penewobecong which translates to "smooth rock or sloping". The...Read MORE... - (Blind River) - The first sawmill in the area was built in 1853 when Joseph Salvail selected the area at the eastern outlet of the Blind River over sites closer to Bruce Mines for his enterprise.
The Blind River site was attractive because dams could be constructed at both the east and west river outlets, thus creating a log storage pond as...Read MORE... - 1898 - Église de la Sainte-Famille established at Blind River
www.gcatholic.org - 1916
Blind River, a post-village of Algoma district, Ontario, on the Canadian Pacific R. Pop. about 150. The banking point is Thessalon.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
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Log Chateau, Lake Matinenda, Blind River, Ontario
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Main street looking south, Blind River, Ontario, Canada
Postcard- In 1955 uranium was discovered near Blind River. The first uranium mine began operation as the Pronto Mine in Algoma Mills.
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Pronto Unranium Mines
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1962 - CAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER; FIVE PERISH.
Blind River, Ont. (AP) - A car carrying six young persons skidded on an icy curve near here today and plunged into the Cataract River. Only one...Read MORE...- Blind River
Blind River, Ont, incorporated as a town in 1906, population 3549 (2011c), 3780 (2006c). The Town of Blind River is located at the mouth of the...Read MORE...
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American Hotel
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Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Log Chateau, Lake Matinenda, Blind River, Ontario
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Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Main street looking south, Blind River, Ontario, Canada
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Blind River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
Pronto Unranium Mines
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When the fur trade slowed about 1820, the Hudson's Bay Company purchased the North West Company. A number of trappers settled along the rivers flowing into Lake Huron.
One of these rivers, just three miles (5 km) east of the Mississagi mouth, was called Penewobecong which translates to "smooth rock or sloping". The... Read MORE...
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(Blind River) - The first sawmill in the area was built in 1853 when Joseph Salvail selected the area at the eastern outlet of the Blind River over sites closer to Bruce Mines for his enterprise.
The Blind River site was attractive because dams could be constructed at both the east and west river outlets, thus creating a log storage pond as... Read MORE...
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1898 - Église de la Sainte-Famille established at Blind River
www.gcatholic.org
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Blind River, a post-village of Algoma district, Ontario, on the Canadian Pacific R. Pop. about 150. The banking point is Thessalon.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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In 1955 uranium was discovered near Blind River. The first uranium mine began operation as the Pronto Mine in Algoma Mills.
www.wikipedia.org
1962 - CAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER; FIVE PERISH.
Blind River, Ont. (AP) - A car carrying six young persons skidded on an icy curve near here today and plunged into the Cataract River. Only one... Read MORE...
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Blind River, Ont, incorporated as a town in 1906, population 3549 (2011c), 3780 (2006c). The Town of Blind River is located at the mouth of the... Read MORE...
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