Swastika was originally a railway siding for the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway in 1906-07. The town blossomed in 1911 with the discovery of gold in and around Swastika and in a far off place known as Kirkland Lake. Unfortunately for Swastika the Kirkland Lake goldfields grew while the gold mines in Swastika stagnated and closed after only a few short years. Swastika remained a transportation centre serving the Kirkland Lake until a branch line was laid through Kirkland Lake to Rouyn-Noranda in the mid twenties. Today it is a bedroom community within the Town of Kirkland Lake.


Picture of Swastika, in front is the Artist ManWomen
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Swastika gold Mine