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Point Anne is a ghost town on the Bay of Quinte approximately four miles east of downtown Belleville, Ontario. It is now part of Belleville. It was the birthplace of hockey greats Bobby Hull and Dennis Hull. Point Anne was established in 1837, and it was home to various cement companies starting with Portland cement in 1905.
Point Anne was also the birthplace of the late hockey legend and superstar, Bobby Hull, in 1939. Point Anne’s demise came swiftly and abruptly. The plant closed in 1973, following a merger between the Canada Cement Company and Lafarge Cement North America in 1970.
Point Anne is an area in Ontario, Canada. Point Anne is situated close to the area Thurlow and the village Rossmore. Map. Directions.
POINT ANNE. NAME: Point Anne. COUNTY: -- ROADS: 2WD. GRID: 1. CLIMATE: Snow in Winter, Warm Summer. BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer. COMMENTS: Not that old, recently abandoned by the company. REMAINS: Many few buildings. During the early 1900s, Point Anne actually consisted of two company towns.
First known as Ox Point, with its rich cache of limestone, in the early 1900’s Point Anne was home to the second largest cement plant in Canada. Author, Vern Whalen, grew up in this “village built on rock”.
Take Highway 2 east until you reach Point Anne Road. Once on Point Anne Road (south) travel to the shores of the bay. The first townsite is about 3 km west while the second townsite is at the eastern end of the road across from the Lafarge plant.
Point Anne, located near Belleville, was a small company town spawned by the cement industry. The community jumped to life in 1905, following construction of a plant by the Belleville Portland Cement Company.
