Tomstown ON
Tomstown may refer to: *Tomstown, Ontario Tomstown is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated township of Ingram within the Unorganized, West Part division of Timiskaming District. The community is located on Secondary Highway 569, ... * Tomstown, Pennsylvania {{Place name disambiguation ...
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Tomstown, Ontario
Tomstown is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated township of Ingram within the Unorganized, West Part division of Timiskaming District. The community is located on Secondary Highway 569, a few kilometres east of Heaslip, Ontario. Naming The town was named after Ulysses Henry Thomas when the town's post office opened in 1903. Previously, the place had been known colloquially as Uncle Thomas Town. The abridged "Tomstown" appears to be the homophonic spelling of "Thomastown". History Early History The first people to live in the Lake Temiskaming area were Algonquins who used the area for trapping, hunting and fishing. They inhabited the lands along the Lake Temiskaming-Ottawa River waterway, Lake Kippawa, North Temiskaming, Blanche and Wabi Rivers. European settlement During the late-19th century, the provincial government had become interested in the economic potential of "new" or northern Ontario. The government organi ...
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