File contains newspaper articles concerning the history of the Monck Road, a colonization road primarily, but also intended as a less vulnerable military route between the Upper Great Lakes and the Ottawa Valley, passing near Bancroft, Ontario. The road was surveyed in 1864-1865 and named in honour of Governor-General, Lord Monck. Also included is typescript transcript of an article entitled "Was the Monck Road for Military Use?" / by Dr. J. J. Talman, first published in the Orillia Packet and Times, 27 June 1940

A blueprint planning the COR Bancroft extension station at Ormsby junction, Hastings County, Ontario. Plan features floor, elevation and sections. Drawn by John Dunlop Evans, Chief Surveyor/Engineer - September 1, 1900.