Dyment Lumber Co., Thessalon, circa 1900
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a black and white photo showing a large group of men standing on a platform in front of the Dyment Mill. The men are all dressed in work attire, and were most likely employees of the Mill.
- Notes
- Nathaniel Dyment first arrived in Thessalon in 1871 from Barrie, Ontario. He purchased 300 acres on the east side of the Thessalon River toward the far end of what is now Main Street in 1872. The Mill was constructed in 1876. Mr. Dyment also owned a store, a boardinghouse, and a warehouse on the lakefront.
The mill produced approximately 40,000 board feet per day and operated until 1888 when a fire originating in the boiler room destroyed the mill.
Mr. Dyment issued instructions to rebuild a new and even larger mill immediately. The new mill was completed within months and production began again. The mill operation was taken over by his son Albert Dyment in 1892. Albert operated the mill until it was sold to the Thessalon Lumber Co. in 1906. In 1907 the mill was dismantled and moved to MacBeth Bay in Nesterville. - Inscriptions
- "Dyment Mill and Men" is hand printed on the left bottom corner of the photo.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1900
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.25006 Longitude: -83.5666
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thessalon Union Public LibraryEmail:thessalonlib@thessalonlibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:187 Main St. Box 549
Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
