Elsas is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Kapuskasing Township,[3] in the Unorganized North part of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] It is on the Canadian National Railway transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Agate to the west and Oatland to the east, and is the location of Elsas railway station, a stop for Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains.[4] The station and settlement are on the northern shore of Kapuskasing Lake, the source of the Kapuskasing River.
Elsas | |
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Railway point | |
  Elsas Location in Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′18″N 82°54′16″W / 48.52167°N 82.90444°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Algoma |
| Elevation | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| Postal Code FSA | P0M |
History
editElsas is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) that was under construction from 1913 to 1915. The establishment of sawmills and other industries along the railway route was delayed until after World War 1. In 1920 the Continental Wood Products Corporation (CWPC) selected this site for the location of its mill. The closest passing track on the CNR was at Agate, 3 miles to the west. The station and settlement were named for Herman Elsas, president of CWPC. The mill closed in 1928 when remaining timber berths were sold to Spruce Falls Paper and Power further down the Kaspuskasing River in the town of Kapuskasing.
References
edit- ^ a b "Elsas". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ Elevation taken at geographic coordinates from Google Maps. Accessed 2016-08-05.
- ^ "Kaspukasing" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Elsas train station". Via Rail. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
Other map sources:
- Map 14 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 1,600,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #3 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
External links
edit- Elsas railway station at Via Rail