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Burwash was the name of a community in Ontario, Canada, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Sudbury.
The community was built to house the staff working at the Burwash Industrial Farm (also referred to as the Burwash Correctional Centre), a provincial jail that housed anywhere from 180 to 820 inmates during its history. The prison opened in 1914 and shuttered in 1975 after it was deemed to be too costly to run in 1974 despite it being a self-sufficient prison. Part of the land was transferred to the Department of National Defence in the mid 1980s for use as a training area.
The community was built to house the staff working at the Burwash Industrial Farm (also referred to as the Burwash Correctional Centre), a provincial jail that housed anywhere from 180 to 820 inmates during its history. The prison opened in 1914 and shuttered in 1975 after it was deemed to be too costly to run in 1974 despite it being a self-sufficient prison. Part of the land was transferred to the Department of National Defence in the mid 1980s for use as a training area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwash,_Ontario
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Coordinates: 46°14'26"N 80°50'43"W
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