History of Embrun

History of Embrun, Ontario, Canada

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Contents

A painting of the New York Central Railroad line 3 kilometres outside of Embrun in 1899

Introduction

Saint Augustine-de-Catherine

• The Start of the Settlement
• Life in Saint Augustine-de-Catherine from 1845-1848
• Saint Augustine-de-Catherine from 1848-1856

Under a new name

• Life in Embrun in 1856
• Embrun from 1856-1867
• The Corporate Lumber Industry
• Life in Embrun in 1883

Into a new century

• Prosperity from 1900-1914
• The Somber Period Starts
• Stagnant Years
• Recuperation

2000 Onward

• Expansion
• Embrun in 2005
• Power failure of December 1, 2006

Biographies

• Louis Nèdère
• Jonathan Smithson
• Alice Francall

Appendices

• List of neighborhoods in Embrun
• List of roads in Embrun

Trans-Wiki Links

• Wikipedia Entry: Embrun, Ontario