Argolis, Ontario


Argolis is an unincorporated place and railway point in geographic Hayward Township, in the Unorganized [North Algoma District|Unorganized North part] of Algoma District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Canadian [National Railway] transcontinental railway main line between the railway points of Fire River to the west and Peterbell to the east, has a passing track, and is passed but not served by Via Rail transcontinental Canadian trains. Argolis is on an unnamed right tributary of the Greenhill River, itself a tributary of the Missinaibi River, and is named for the Greek region of Argolis.

History

Argolis is part of a section of what was originally the Canadian Northern Railway that was under construction from 1912 to 1913.