Educational programs to learn, improve life skills and expand interests. Learn about how the oil industry and railroads were intrinsically linked from Christina Sydorko of the Oil Museum of Canada.
Before the arrival of the railroads, local growth and development in Lambton County was at a standstill; the marshy land was not attractive to new settlers. This all changed in 1859 with the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railroad and the first commercial oil well, dug by James Miller Williams, that started production in Oil Springs, Ontario. The Black Gold Rush started attracting men from all over to seek their fortunes in the booming oil industry. The problems arose from lack of infrastructure on how to get this valuable product out of the swamps of Lambton. In this talk, we will look at how the oil industry and railroads are intrinsically linked in Lambton County, spurring development from the building of the private Petrolia Spur line to the St Clair Tunnel to the USA.
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AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Reading Challenge | Lectures | Adult |
TAGS: | Summer Reading Challenge |