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Ontario / Upper Canada
BOOK - In Search of the K and P - The story of the Kingston & Pembroke Railway
Genealogy & History Resources By Carol Bennett-McCuaig & D. W. McCuaig (photographs) Originally published by Juniper Books, Renfrew, 1981 New edition by Global Heritage Press, Carleton Place, 2022
This book is a history of the Kingston & Pembroke Railway, the people who were part of that enterprise, and the stories of many people who lived along the line. A worthwhile read for railway buffs, historians, family historians, as well as the casual reader who is interested in how a railway affected the lives of so many in the backwoods of Eastern Ontario. The book is lavishly illustrated with period photos of places, equipment and people. This edition includes additional reader contributed stories that were included in the second printing of the book. The entrepreneurs who promoted and built the Kingston & Pembroke Railway hoped for handsome profits from the railway, the mines and the lumber mills in the backwoods of Eastern Ontario. The people who lived beside the line, who affectionately called it the Kick & Push, found that it opened up a wider world for them and they adopted the K & P as their own. Carol Bennett has recorded the saga of the K & P in this book. The trials and tribulations of the promoters, the hilarious experiences of the passengers, and the dedication with which the men of the line carried out their duties, are all remembered here. The K & P has gone now, but this little railroad remains in the hearts and minds of many people. Towns, villages, hamlets and stations served by the K & P (from north to south) include:
124 Pages 8-1/2 x 11" B & W Photos Bibliography Originally published by Juniper Books, Renfrew, 1981 This edition by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2022 ISBN 978-1-77240-195-0
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