Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Polson Iron Works was an Ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges.Founded by William Polson (1834-1901) and son Franklin Bates Polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in Toronto.In 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to Owen Sound, which was then an important port for Canadian Pacific's steamships.The firm eventually returned to Toronto in 1897 when Owen Sound's town council did not renew the firm's exemption from property taxes.Some of the vessels constructed by the Polson Iron Works remain in service today. They include SS Bigwin, Trillium and the Kwasind.The engines and hull of the Bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the Polson Iron Works, and shipped by rail to British Columbia.The company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in Polson Pier, where the shipyard was once located.. }
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- Polson_Iron_Works_Limited abstract "The Polson Iron Works was an Ontario based firm which built large steam engines, and ships, barges and dredges.Founded by William Polson (1834-1901) and son Franklin Bates Polson, the firm was incorporated in 1886 and it was one of the original shipyards operating in Toronto.In 1888 favourable land grants prompted the company to move to Owen Sound, which was then an important port for Canadian Pacific's steamships.The firm eventually returned to Toronto in 1897 when Owen Sound's town council did not renew the firm's exemption from property taxes.Some of the vessels constructed by the Polson Iron Works remain in service today. They include SS Bigwin, Trillium and the Kwasind.The engines and hull of the Bonnington, a steamboat that ran on the Arrow Lakes from 1911 to 1931, were built at the Polson Iron Works, and shipped by rail to British Columbia.The company ceased operations around 1919 and name lives in Polson Pier, where the shipyard was once located.".