Trans Canada Highway Construction
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- The Government of Ontario was proceeding with work on Highway 17 in 1949. By 1950, it was decided that the route would include Marathon, Ontario, on the Trans Canada Highway. The construction was to be completed by 1951. In this photo, a construction tractor hauls rocks from an area to this point. Peninsula and the Pic River can be seen in the background.
- Date of Publication
- 1950
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- M&DHS: 10
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 48.7501 Longitude: -86.43322
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- Marathon District Museum & Historical SocietyEmail:marathonmuseum@gmail.com
Website:
Agency street/mail address:25 Stevens Avenue
Marathon, Ontario
P0T 2E0
