Community Contributions: Gateway to Northwestern Ontario History

    This map of Port Arthur in 1898 was drawn by Archibald McDougall to show where the telegraph lines ran at that date. The red lines indicate the telegraph lines. Mr. McDougall’s sister was the telegra

    This interview with Mr. A.E. McDougall was taped on Nov 21 1981 on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the McDougall family’s involvement with telecommunications in the Lakehead. At the age of 93 Arc

    This is page 250 of the March 1900 edition of the Railroad Telegrapher. The left-side column names the stations and personnel in order of travel from the CPR station in Schreiber, first westward and