Benton's Cut

Benton's Cut was named by local railroaders in memory of K&P foreman Chancy Benton. When Colonel George Flower of New York took over the building of the railway, he needed experienced men to supervise the work and brought Benton, a young married man from Munnsville, New York, to Canada. Benton's wife and young daughter later joined him and lived wherever work on the railroad was in progress, and two more children were born to the couple while they lived near Oso. On May 3, 1877, while riding on a car loaded with rail iron, Benton was thrown off and fell in front of the car, becoming jammed between the axle and the ties. Although attended by a doctor the following day, he succumbed to his injuries on May 5, 1877, at age 31.

Ontario · Canada