Argolis is an unincorporated place and railway point in
geographic
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Hayward Township,
in the
Unorganized North part of
Algoma District in
northeastern
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Ontario,
Canada.
It is on the
Canadian National Railway
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transcontinental railway main line
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between the railway points of Fire River to the west and
Peterbell to the east, has a
passing track
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, and is passed but not served by
Via Rail transcontinental ''
Canadian'' trains. Argolis is on an unnamed right tributary of the
Greenhill River, itself a tributary of the
Missinaibi River, and is named for the Greek region of
Argolis.
History
Argolis is part of a section of what was originally the
Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.
References
Other map sources:
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Communities in Algoma District
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