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Encyclopedia > Franz, Ontario

Franz (pronounced frans) is an unincorporated community in central Ontario, Canada, located on Hobon Lake four miles (six kilometres) long, 130 miles (209 kilometres) north of Sault Ste. Marie. Franz is located 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Chapleau. Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th... Nickname: Motto: Naturally Gifted Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario District Algoma District Incorporated 1887 (town), 1912 (city) Government  - City Mayor John Rowswell  - Governing body The Corporation of the City of Sault Sainte Marie  - MPs Tony Martin  - MPPs David Orazietti Area  - City  276 sq mi (715 km²) Elevation  630 ft (192... Chapleau is a township in Ontario, Canada. ...


In better days, Franz had a booming economy in forestry, transportation, and mining. The original name for this rural community was Hobon. In 1914, the post office's name was changed to Franz, and the CPR, formerly ACR (Algoma Central Railway) station name was altered from Hobon to Franz Station. Franz was (re)named after the former Algoma Steel (ACR) executive William Charles Franz, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

  • Latitude: 48°28'N Longitude: 84°25'W

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Coordinates: 48°28′N, 84°25′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Shepherd Ivory Franz (6061 words)
Franz replied on May 11, 1917, in considerable detail, and reminded White that it was he who had issued the general order that children under age 10 were to be kept away from the general dining room because they were likely to be disturbing to the adults.
Franz’s arguments were strongly against the prevailing localization of function interpretation that had re-emerged beginning with the discovery of the speech center by Auburtin, Bouillaud, and Broca (Thomas, 1997).
Franz’s most extensive correspondence in conjunction with the neuro-psychiatry course was with John B. Watson (16 letters or telegrams between Franz and Watson are in the NARA file).
Old CPR (1256 words)
This is Windsor, Ontario on Sept. 20, 1969.
On March 6, 1983 I got this shot of an eastbound train at Franz, Ontario, which is where the ACR crosses the CPR at grade.
This is the Franz station early in the morning of April 2, 1983.
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