Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. Algoma was created by proclamation in 1858 as a provisional judicial district of the Province of Canada comprising territory north of the French River as far west as Pigeon River (Minnesota-Ontario), including all Canadian islands in Lakes Huron and Superior. The authorizing act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was An Act to provide for the Administration of Justice in the unorganized Tracts of Country within the limits of this Province (known by its short title as The Temporary Judicial Districts Act, 1857). The district seat has been Sault Ste. Marie since 1858.As the population grew and the northern and northwestern boundaries of Ontario were determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Algoma shrunk. Other districts were created from it by the provincial government of Ontario:Thunder Bay District in 1871Manitoulin District in 1888Sudbury District in 1894Timiskaming District in 1912The rugged scenery of this region has inspired works by Canadian artists, particularly the Group of Seven, who rented a boxcar from the Algoma Central Railway during excursions through this region.. }
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- Algoma_District abstract "Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. Algoma was created by proclamation in 1858 as a provisional judicial district of the Province of Canada comprising territory north of the French River as far west as Pigeon River (Minnesota-Ontario), including all Canadian islands in Lakes Huron and Superior. The authorizing act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was An Act to provide for the Administration of Justice in the unorganized Tracts of Country within the limits of this Province (known by its short title as The Temporary Judicial Districts Act, 1857). The district seat has been Sault Ste. Marie since 1858.As the population grew and the northern and northwestern boundaries of Ontario were determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Algoma shrunk. Other districts were created from it by the provincial government of Ontario:Thunder Bay District in 1871Manitoulin District in 1888Sudbury District in 1894Timiskaming District in 1912The rugged scenery of this region has inspired works by Canadian artists, particularly the Group of Seven, who rented a boxcar from the Algoma Central Railway during excursions through this region.".