Tophet

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built a line through the dense bush of northern Ontario. After completing the line to Chapleau in 1885, the CPR established sidings and small section villages. One of many insignificant sidings that lined the track was given the name of Tophet, which is Hebrew for the word Hell. In 1942 the Kalamazoo Vegetable and Parchment Company (KVP) established a spur and loading station at the little siding. A bunkhouse and depot were also constructed.