qu arie . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Co al ▁min ing ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁Eb ene zer ▁Col li ery ▁Co al ▁Point ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁first ▁coal ▁mine ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁Re ver end ▁Lan cel ot ▁Th rel k eld , ▁a ▁mission ary ▁to ▁the ▁Aw ab ak al ▁people , ▁local ▁entrepr ene ur ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁land holder ▁of ▁' P unte ', ▁the ▁Co al ▁Point ▁to ▁Toronto ▁area . ▁The ▁expl orer ▁Ludwig ▁Le ich hardt ▁visited ▁the ▁mine ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁being ▁a ▁high ▁so cio e conom ic ▁dem ographic , ▁which ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁initial ▁historical ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Est ate ▁by ▁the ▁Excel si or ▁Land ▁In vest ment ▁and ▁Building ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁this ▁estate ▁required ▁the ▁res umption ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   ft ▁water front ▁reserve ▁that ▁enc irc led ▁Lake ▁Mac qu arie . ▁Five ▁res erves ▁were ▁created ▁on ▁Co al ▁Point ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁public ▁land . ▁The ▁Toronto ▁Est ate ▁was ▁market ed ▁to ▁the ▁well - to - do ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁Co al ▁Point ▁Progress ▁Association ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁work ▁for