Red Lion TB Hotel Letterbox Hybrid

Historically...

" The Wellington Grey and Bruce Railway built a line through Cumnock in 1871, and a station was built there. That same year, Cumnock was noted as having a saw mill, a wagon maker, and two hotels (the British Hotel and the Red Lion). The Red Lion Hotel was owned by Scottish immigrant John Muir, who "went back to Scotland several times to bring back wives to Cumnock". Cumnock began as a stopping place on one of the early pioneer trails. It was founded in 1852 by a James Samson who emigrated from Scotland. With a partner, John Muir, they built a hotel and named it the Red Lion Hotel. Later, Muir opened his own hotel and named it the British Hotel in competition with his former partner. Samson then added a store to his growing list of business and opened the town’s first post office naming it after Cumnock in Scotland. The village grew to include a blacksmith, a cheese factory, a shoemaker, a flax mill, a sawmill, and a small number of houses. As the railroads came through the area, traffic along the roads dwindled and the town began to decline."

Sources:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/ontario/cumnock.html
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Cumnock,+Ontario
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumnock,_Ontario

The Fergus stage coach, which carried both mail and passengers, stopped in front of the general store and post office in Cumnock (circa 1890)

Parking...

Parking at the posted coordinates is at road side in the winter or in a small parking lot in other seasons, so please do so carefully, thoughtfully, and certainly safely.

PS...

Many thanks to geotrailguy and drdrkxz for the origional Red Lion TB Hotel and the Redux.