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Thomas W. O'Brien
Thomas William O'Brien (March 8, 1859 – August 24, 1916) was a Klondike gold rush entrepreneur who was best known for his Klondike Mines Railway and Klondike brewery businesses. He was also elected as a member of the Yukon Territorial Council, and was the first president of the Yukon Order of Pioneers, Klondike Lodge. Early years Thomas O'Brien was born on a farm in Oro-Medonte Township, Canada West to James O'Brien and Catherine Elizabeth Stevens. He went to school in the vicinity until the age of 14."Thos. W. O'Brien is Called to his Long Rest," ''Dawson Daily News'', August 25, 1916. He then moved to Toronto where he worked as a streetcar driver on the King Street line. O'Brien did not linger long in Ontario and headed west as a young man. He worked as a mail carrier on the Touchwood Hills route, via fort Qu’Appelle and established a homestead in the area. When the unrest in the Métis community boiled over into Louis Riel's rebellion of 1885, O'Brien took advantage of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oro-Medonte
Oro-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County. The two neighbouring townships of Oro and Medonte were merged in 1994, under a restructuring of Simcoe County. It is divided into lines based on the concession system implemented by the British colonial government in the mid-18th century. Currently there are 15 lines that are now streets and highway exits off Highway 11. Communities The township comprises the communities of Barrillia Park, Bass Lake Park, Baywood Park, Big Cedar Estates, Carley, Carthew Bay, Cedarmont Beach, Coulson, Craighurst, Creighton, Crown Hill, Eady, East Oro, Edgar, Eight Mile Point, Fair Valley, Fergus Hill Estate, Knox Corners, Forest Home, Foxmead, Guthrie, Hawkestone, Hawkestone Beach, Hobart, Horseshoe Valley, Jarratt, Lakeview, Martinville, Mitchell Square, Moons Beach, Moonstone, Mount St. Louis, Oro Beach, Oro Lea Beach, Oro Park, Oro Station, Palm Beach, Parkside Beach, Price ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
