CA-K644Economy & trade

Francis Clergue and industrial Sault Ste. Marie

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Francis Hector Clergue, a promoter from Maine, transformed Sault Ste. Marie into a major industrial centre. After buying an unfinished hydroelectric station and canal there in 1894, he created his own linked industries to use the power, including a pulp and paper mill, a copper company, Algoma Steel and the Algoma Central Railway.

Scope & context

Clergue as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Francis Hector Clergue National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text