Mille Roches, Ontario
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Mille Roches is an underwater ghost town
in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages
, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.
Families and businesses in Mille Roches were moved to the new town of Long Sault before the seaway construction commenced.
Mille Roches was the birthplace of Levi Addison Ault
, who moved to Cincinnati, Ohio
as an adult and became a successful businessman and the city's commissioner of parks in the early 1900s. Ault also donated a large parcel
of family-owned land on Sheek's Island
, which became Ault Park
.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages
The Lost Villages
The Lost Villages are ten communities in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck near Cornwall, which were permanently submerged by the creation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1958....
, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.
Families and businesses in Mille Roches were moved to the new town of Long Sault before the seaway construction commenced.
Mille Roches was the birthplace of Levi Addison Ault
Levi Addison Ault
Levi Addison Ault was a Canadian-born businessman and bureaucrat whose career was closely associated with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he earned the nickname "Father of Cincinnati's parks".-Biography:...
, who moved to Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
as an adult and became a successful businessman and the city's commissioner of parks in the early 1900s. Ault also donated a large parcel
Lot (real estate)
In real estate, a lot or plot is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner. A lot is essentially considered a parcel of real property in some countries or immovable property in other countries...
of family-owned land on Sheek's Island
Sheek's Island, Ontario
Sheek's Island is an island in the St. Lawrence River in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is considered to be one of Ontario's Lost Villages, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958...
, which became Ault Park
Ault Park (Ontario)
Ault Park is a park on the St. Lawrence River in the Township of South Stormont, near Long Sault, Ontario, Canada.Originally on Sheek's Island, the park was built on family property donated to the Township of Cornwall by Levi Addison Ault....
.