thumb|250px|Main street of Farran's Point, Ontario in 1914.

Farran's Point is an underwater ghost town in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.

Families and businesses in Farran's Point were moved to the new town of Ingleside before the seaway construction commenced. The small village is submerged under shallow water; portions of sidewalks and foundations can be seen when the water of the St. Lawrence River is low.

It is the birthplace of NHL Hockey Hall of Famer Cy Denneny.

History

While legend has it that Jacob Farrand, a United Empire Loyalist, was the first settler at Farran’s Point and that the family changed the spelling of the name in subsequent years, research has proven that this is just a legend. Farrand was granted land in the Township of Williamsburg, not the Township of Osnabruck, and he spent many years of his life in the Town of Cornwall. and a post office had been established. The mills were located along the shoreline at the south end of  the village. The business district was situated further north with most of the businesses located either on Mill Street, which ran north from the Farran Mills, or on the north side of the highway, Known locally as Main Street. The community was bounded on each side by property owned by the Kerr brothers. In 1847, a small canal and lock was opened in the village to allow vessels to navigate the rapids in the village easily. Sometime in the 1850s, the Grand Trunk railway was built through the village and shortly after, a railway station and stationmaster's dwelling were built in the community.

At the end of the nineteenth century, the village contained two hotels; the Baker Stage Coach Inn and a second hotel run by a man named Edward Denney. At this time, the village also boasted a bakery, a millinery shop, and a couple of taverns on top of the preexisting mills. Two general stores were in operation, as well as a blacksmith shop, tinsmith, livery stable and a marble works.

Farran's Point was home to two churches; a Roman Catholic church called St. Francis of Assisi Church, and St. John's Presbyterian Church. St. John's church was established around the 1870s; this church was a donation from C. C. Farran (son or grandson of the first C. C. Farran). Formerly, the building that became the church was a stagecoach stop located west of the village which was moved into Farran's Point. St. John's served multiple denominations as it was the only church in the town.

References

  • Ghosttownpix.com - Farran's Point