Marter Township is an unincorporated
geographic township
The term township, in Canada, is generally the district or area associated with a town. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semirural government within the co ...
in the
Unorganized West part of
Timiskaming District
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from p ...
in
Northeastern Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
The township is named for
George Frederick Marter
George Frederick Marter (6 June 1840 – 10 May 1907) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He led the Ontario Conservative Party from 1894 to 1896. Marter and Patrick Brown are the only permanent Ontario Conservative leaders w ...
.
The mouth of the
Englehart River at the
Blanche River is located in the township; the Blanche River flows from the northwest corner to the south centre border of the township. The community of
Marter is in the centre of the township.
Ontario Highway 624
This is a list of secondary highways in Timiskaming District, most of which serve as logging roads or provide access to the isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Timiskaming District of northeastern Ontario.
Highway 558
Secondary Highwa ...
runs north-south through the middle of the township.
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Geographic townships in Ontario
Geography of Timiskaming District