Gold Town Ghost Town Goudreau Ontario on Algoma Central Railway CANADA

GOUDREAU CC Used: 1912-1960 Goudreau is another railway town, built in 1912 (as was Franz) as a stopping point along the Algoma Central Railway. When the Cline mine opened, Goudreau sprang to life with some 200 residents coming to the area to work. Not all of the residents worked in the mine, some of them were pospectors in search of the gold, silver, copper and iron pyrit. During the first world war, the mine was leased to the Nichols Chemicals company for the production of sulphuric acid. After the war ended, the market fell and the mine ceased operations. Other mines soon set up operations in the area. They went by the names of The Emily, Algold, Algoma Summit and The Edward. Each mine had a town site for their employees. The town continued to grow, with the building of a two-storey railway station, workers homes and even a movie theatre (for which you paid 25 cents). A post office was built in 1915 and closed in 1966. The Second World War ultimately led to Goudreau's demise as the demand for gold came second to iron and steel for the war. The mines eventually closed down as costs increased

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[WhiteLionessMedicine]

I Am not a complainer. I Am mostly positive & upbeat but this music really turns me off. It depresses me, reminds me of a dirge. In so doing, I find myself distracted from the gist of the info..which incidentally I Am very interested in. To get more people to pass this on & get more views etc...may I gently suggest changing the music and not making it so loud or better yet ...none at all!

[Steiny2500]

Thanks, Don! My family spent several weeks every summer in Goudreau from about 1972 or 73 until 1983 or so. Your video brings back lots of memories. At about he 4:00 minute mark you have a picture of a man you cannot identify, and he owned the "hotel" that was in town that you saw burning from the train a year later. His name is Albert Cappellini. We got to know all of the locals over the years as there were about 5 or 6 who lived there and worked for the railroad.

[hillbilly482]

You did a great job on this video. Thanks for posting.