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Abandoned Wilson Carbide Plant near Meech Lake, Quebec. by Brian 104 Abandoned Homes, Forgotten Places, Abandoned Mansions, Old Building, Abandoned Buildings, Abandoned Houses, Old Buildings, Left Behind, Abandoned Places

Wilson Carbide Plant (abandoned) near Meech Lake, Quebec. From Wikipedia - Thomas Leopold "Carbide" Willson (March 14, 1860 – December 20, 1915) was a Canadian inventor. He was born on a farm near Princeton, Ontario in 1860 and went to school in Hamilton, Ontario. By the age of 21, he had designed and patented the first electric arc lamps used in Hamilton. He moved to the United States in search of opportunities to sell his ideas. In 1892, he discovered an economically efficient process for…

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