Newfoundout is a ghost town in Renfrew County, Ontario. It may be the best photo opp of abandoned pioneer log cabins in Ontario. It's apparently worth the drive up the mountain to find them. Because of the condition of the road, a truck or SUV is the best method of travel.
The settlers to the Opeongo Road were given 100 acres of land. The Public Land Act (1853) proclaimed, "One hundred acres will be given free to any settlers, 18 years of age, who shall take possession of the Lot within one month from the date of his application, erect on it a house, 18 by 20 feet, put in a state of cultivation at least 12 acres in the course of four years, and live on the Lot during the period. Should he fulfill these conditions he will obtain an indisputable titles to the land, but failing to do so, it will be sold or given to another." While many immigrants received title to the land in 1864, the title was not deeded until the land was cleared and the home built. So many settlers lived on the land for years before receiving title to what they had worked so hard for. Land was given out on a first come, first served basis.
Thirteen families made their homes up the large mountain ridge on a trail just off the Opeongo Rd. It was not an easy route, for the trek to the site was a complete total of 6 km. Children had to walk this route every day to attend school down the mountain. Between 1860 and 1890 these families lived in the back part of the colonization road, trying to make a living on their farms.
According to the 1946 map, Newfoundout was known as "Donahue" Post Office for a while. By 1948, the area was completely abandoned.
Source: https://www.ontarioabandonedplaces.com/ontario/renfrew-county/newfoundout-ghost-town
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