Fryatt

Fryatt was another one of those small railway hamlets that sprung up on the National Transcontinental Railway. After the NTR opened up the large clay belts of northern Ontario, the provincial government was quick to promote its excellent soils. Unlike Southern Ontario where railroads already linked existing communities, rail lines in the north were in effect a modern day colonization road. They enabled farmers to quickly ship out lumber and farm products to distant markets, and offered freedom of movement to people who were otherwise restricted by their remote location.