The beginning of recorded history in Ontario is marked by the fur trade between Europeans and Native Americans, from which spawned various battles between various European and Native Americans peoples (the French, English, Iroquois and Hurons) [REF].
In this time period, rail lines were constructed across Ontario and that the economy shifted toward greater industrialism and tapping into mineral resources-the mining, pulp and paper, and agriculture industries (in addition to hydro-electric power development) grew, and led to the growth of towns.