Redwater, Ontario
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Flat-roofed building and locality sign in Redwater
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| Coordinates: 46°53′42.80″N 79°38′42.61″W / 46.8952222°N 79.6451694°WCoordinates: 46°53′42.80″N 79°38′42.61″W / 46.8952222°N 79.6451694°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| District | Nipissing District |
| Established | 1903 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal Code | P0H |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
Redwater is a locality in the municipality of Temagami in the Nipissing District of Northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Lower and Upper Redwater lakes along the Ontario Northland Railway. It is used seasonally and is the site of several cottages.
The community of Redwater began its formation from a small request stop on the Northern Ontario Railway in 1903 when the railway reached the area of the Upper and Lower Redwater lakes. During this time a small train station, telegraph key, a siding and water tank was constructed. The several men that worked on the railroad either lived in the train station or in a bunkhouse and two houses. At least one of the two houses was used to supply bosses of the crew.
The newly formed settlement was the site of a murder in 1909 that began when two railway employees named Cornish and Morin attacked W.J. Dyston who worked as the Redwater telegraph operator. After the attack took place, Dyston had been badly beaten and had to struggle in order to get to the telegraph key. When Dyston reached the telegraph key he managed to call for help. Subsequently, Dyston collapsed onto the telegraph key after he sent an incoherent message and died. It was during this time the name Redwater retained a new meaning for the settlement.
A few years after the death of W.J. Dyston, the Redwater Lumber Company constructed a small sawmill in the area. Its lumber yards were located adjacent to Redwater's train station so that the lumber would easily be exported by train. A bunkhouse was created to supply homes for those that worked at the sawmill and subsequent houses were built along the railway. In 1916, a store and post office opened and were operated by a customer named T.J. Baker. The Redwater sawmill ceased around 1928 but the community still remained populated. A railroad car was used to supply a school from the 1940s up until the 1950s when at least five homes still existed.
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