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Coboconk Sees its First Car: Robert Callan’s Ford Model “T”

Coboconk Sees its First Car: Robert Callan’s Ford Model “T”

Among the first owners of a Model “T” in northwestern Kawartha Lakes were Robert A. Callan and J.E. Jackson, both of Coboconk. The finished cars were brought to […]
Travel by Dirt Road Through Coboconk

Travel by Dirt Road Through Coboconk

Early motorists had to contend with dirt roads which could be notoriously challenging to navigate, such as that in Coboconk. Eventually this route would be paved as part […]
“All Aboard!” Canadian National Railway Mixed Train Heads Northeast out of Kirkfield

“All Aboard!” Canadian National Railway Mixed Train Heads Northeast out of Kirkfield

The Canadian National Railway’s “mixed train” to Coboconk, seen here at Kirkfield in 1951, carried both freight and passengers. A typical mixed train had gondola cars laden with […]
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