Foleyet, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 48°14′38″N 82°26′23″W / 48.24389°N 82.43972°WCoordinates: 48°14′38″N 82°26′23″W / 48.24389°N 82.43972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| Part | Sudbury, Unorganized, North |
| Established | 1912 |
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| • Land | 11.92 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 193 |
| Time zone | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | P0M 1T0 |
| Area code(s) | 705,249 |
Foleyet is an unincorporated community in the Unorganized North Part of Sudbury District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, midway between Chapleau and Timmins on Highway 101. The town was created during the construction of the Canadian Northern Railway (CNR) through the area in the early years of the 20th century.
Folyet is also the name for the geographic township that contains the community.
A designated place administered by a local services board, Foleyet had a population of 193 in the Canada 2011 Census.
In the early 1900s, Canadian Northern Railway decided to build a railroad through the area Foleyet now occupies. The Foley Brothers and Northern Construction were the two contractors who were hired to do the job. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1915. The goal of the construction was to unite the western lines from Current Junction, now part of Thunder Bay, to the eastern section, between Toronto and Ruel, which was accomplished in 1912. While this work was going on, a line was also being put in from Ottawa to Capreol. On June 15, 1915, the first work train arrived from Capreol. The engineer was Jim Scott. The train carried men to build bridges over Ivanhoe River, Muskego River, and Groundhog River.
The railway station at Foleyet was originally called Foley. Local legend has it that the early residents applied for a post office named to honour their former employer the Foley Brothers, but were frustrated in their wishes because the name Foley Post Office already existed near Parry Sound. The story is told that someone declared that "We want to name the town for the Foley Brothers, and we'll name it Foley yet!" and the unintended name stuck.
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