Acanthus, Ontario

Acanthus is an unincorporated place and former railway point in geographic Deacon Township in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in northeastern Ontario, Canada.[1] Acanthus is located within Algonquin Provincial Park on Cedar Lake on the Petawawa River.

Acanthus
Acanthus
Location of Acanthus in Ontario
Coordinates: 46°01′51″N 78°24′16″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionNortheastern Ontario
DistrictNipissing
Elevation
319 m (1,047 ft)
Population
 (2016)
  Total0
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code FSA
K0J
Area code(s)705, 249

It lies on the now abandoned Canadian National Railway Beachburg Subdivision,[2] a section of track that was originally constructed as the Canadian Northern Railway main line, between the divisional point Brent to the west and Odenback to the east; it had a passing track.

References

  1. "Acanthus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. Smith, Jeffrey P (11 October 2014). "C.N.Rys. Beachburg Subdivision". C.N.Ry. in Ontario. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

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