Gagnon Gallery
An historical board with detailed history on the village of Gagnon. ©Copyright: Edgar Pommainville, 2005
A detail from the historical board©Copyright: Edgar Pommainville, 2005
Historic site and picnic area in memory of the former Gagnon Village.©Copyright: Edgar Pommainville, 2005
An old sawmill blade has been lovingly preserved and is now resting in its newly designed house. Note the railroad just passing behind.©Copyright: Edgar Pommainville, 2005
Inscription from the historical plaque. "Buried for over 80 years under 60 cm of soil, this saw was found on July 3, 2002 by Denis Gagnon, Denis Pommainville, and Edgar Pommainville on the property of Tom Joiner where the Shaver Sawmill was previously located. With more than 125 cm in diameter, it was rather avant-gardist as the cutting edges were replaceable as needed."©Copyright: Edgar Pommainville, 2005
Old dishes found on the site of the Gagnon General Store which burnt in 1928.©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
A photo of the ledger used to record the school expenses at Gagnon in 1941.©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
Remodeled machinery similar to those found in the surroundings of Gagnon.©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
Representatives of Gagnon's three main founding families are pictured with the historical monument. The monument was erected in 2002 and shows the school, cheese factory and general store. (l-r) Eudore, Rene Gibeault and Armand Pommainville.©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
Five teachers who taught school at Gagnon between 1940 and 1956: Simone Gagnon, Anita Millaire, Phedora Dignard, Claudette St-Amour and Fleurette St-Amour.©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
Inscription from the Gagnon monumentThe presence of a forest of huge white pine trees attracted the establishment of two prosperous sawmills on each side of the Grand Trunk Railroad . The McAuley siding loading ramp, as it was known then, highly contributed to the development of the Gagnon Village.Eventually, small farms surrounded the village then composed of commercial buildings such as a general store, a hotel, a cheese factory, a post office and a school which operated until 1965. Among some 40 families, the names of Gagnon, Gibeault and Pommainville were predominant. Direct descendants of these families still prosper in the immediate area. Others who have left come back periodically to replenish on fond memoriesPhoto ©Copyright: Denis Gagnon, 2002
A special thanks to Denis Gagnon and Edgar Pommainville for sharing their Gagnon photos. These photos are part of their personal collections.
Please show some respect for these two gentlemen and DO NOT USE these photos without permission.
Created: November 4, 2005
Last Revision: October 2, 2010
Last Revision: October 2, 2010