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So Where Was Slabtown?

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So Where Was Slabtown?
Several early Ontario mill towns went by the name of “Slabtown.” This Slabtown that is mentioned is in Renfrew County.

North Algona Wilberforce is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It has a … Golden Lake, Green Lake, Higginson’s Hill, Lake Dore, Lett’s Corners, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Rankin, Slabtown, Trevor Ouellette Lake and Woito
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Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
19 Dec 1894, Wed  •  Page 3
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Munster news-Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
14 Dec 1893, Thu  •  Page 6
Map of Slabtown, ON K8A 6W4

Why did I write about Slabtown? Because of my fascination of Slab City

Acollection of unlikely characters is standing around a fire in the middle of the California desert. There’s an older woman who introduces herself only as Tomahawk, kindly offering to give away a handful of colorful gems she bartered at a recent “trade circle.” Next to her is a bearded man—a former banker, he says—who’s currently staying at the rag-tag community’s hostel for the season. 

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Was Frelighsburg Really Slab City?

Merchants, Manufacturers, Etc. 1850 Bytown, Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew

Merchants of Lanark and Renfrew Counties 1850 – Directory Names Names — Genealogy

Renfrew The Creamery Town 1900