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Ontario has an underwater ghost town that you can still visit
Ontario has countless lovely small towns to visit on a road trip from the city, but there's one that has a particularly unique history — and that you'll need more than just a car to visit.Moulinette, once a thriving riverside community along Highway 2, is now an underwater ghost town with a haunting and yet fascinating history. It was said to be home to just over 300 residents before it was permanently flooded — purposely — in 1958 during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.The history of Moulinette and Ontario's Lost VillagesThe village dated back to the late 1700s, having been founded by United Empire Loyalists of the King's Royal Regiment that came up from New York. And it didn't take long for Moulinette to become a bustling little hub.By 1840, approximately 100 people lived there, and the population was growing rapidly. The local economy was fueled by a number of businesses; among them, two wool mills that defined the ...
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