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Device for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls
A timber slide is a device for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls. Their use in Canada was widespread in the 18th and 19th century timber trade
Timber_slide
Historic timber industry in the Ottawa Valley of Ontario, Canada
could be lost in hauling the timber overland. Timber slides were an idea to solve that problem. The first timber slide on the Ottawa River was built
Ottawa_River_timber_trade
Waterfalls on the Ottawa River, Canada
Island, (which was separated from Victoria Island in 1836 by Government timber slide; now fused to Victoria Island), Philemon Island (to the North) was originally
Chaudière_Falls
Mechanical analog computer
A slide rule is a hand-operated mechanical calculator consisting of slidable rulers for conducting mathematical operations such as multiplication, division
Slide_rule
Letting rafts of tree trunks float downriver
Timber slide Wood economy Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, novel by Jules Verne about a timber raft trip down the Amazon River. "UNESCO - Timber rafting"
Timber_rafting
once an island in the Ottawa River, separated from the mainland by a timber slide for nearly 150 years. It was part of an archipelago of islands below
Philemon_Island
Vertical or inclined passage through which objects move by gravity
chutes, such as the timber slide and log flume, were used in the logging industry to facilitate the downstream transportation of timber along rivers. These
Chute_(gravity)
Rockslide, buried part of Frank, Canada (1903)
The Frank Slide was a massive rockslide that buried part of the mining town of Frank in the District of Alberta of the North-West Territories, Canada
Frank_Slide
Canadian lumber merchant (1793–1863)
business in the timber trade. Wright also served as justice of the peace and postmaster during the 1820s. In 1829, he built the first timber slide on the Ottawa
Ruggles_Wright
Index of articles associated with the same name
there were two competing lumber companies in the area, an elevated timber slide was built to divert one company's logs from the Black River over the
Black_River_(Ontario)
Navigable route in Ontario, Canada
construction would be completed, but the rest could be turned into timber slides. This left the completed inland section with no outlet, which business
Trent–Severn_Waterway
Traditional building technique
Timber framing (German: Fachwerkbauweise) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures
Timber_framing
Slide rule designed by Henry Coggeshall
dimensions, surface area, and volume of timber. With his original design and later improvements, Coggeshall's slide rule brought the tool its first practical
Coggeshall_slide_rule
Canadian politician
to learn Scandinavian timber methods, and armed with this knowledge, returned home and constructed the first ever timber slide in Canada on the north
Philemon_Wright
Type of flume used to float logs to a sawmill
of the town of Underwood. The flume closed down on December 19, 1986. Timber slide, similar to log flumes but used on rivers to bypass rapids and falls
Log_flume
River in Ontario, Canada
river was used to transport logs downstream to the Mattawa River. A timber slide was built to bypass the rapids at the Eau Claire Gorge. Many canoe trippers
Amable_du_Fond_River
River in Quebec, Canada
transport the squared timber safely past the falls and the 750 m (2,460 ft) gorge below, Bryson built a 915 m (3,002 ft)-long timber slide (a wooden chute flowing
Coulonge_River
Privy Council judicial decision
those slides. McLaren sued Caldwell's firm, B. Caldwell & Son, to restrain them from passing or floating timber and saw logs through his slides. Caldwell
McLaren_v_Caldwell
Village in Ontario, Canada
side of the river, directly opposite the village, was the Government timber slide. The community had hydroelectric power, manufacturing, three churches
Fitzroy_Harbour
Pub in Béal na Bláth
elevation and single-storey extension to side (south-west) [..and..] timber sliding sash windows, attractive tripartite pubfront window opening and render
The_Diamond_Bar
variable pitch didgeridoo, and Scott later produced the world's first timber slide didge. Many modern didgeridoos are now built from carbon fiber, plastics
Modern_didgeridoo_designs
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
brick chimney rises above the roofline. The windows are multi-paned timber sliding sash windows, and have textured sandstone lintels, quoins and sills;
William_Grigor's_House
Skiing technique
particularly difficult trails usually from a steep mountain, along timber-slides and ended with a sharp turn ("Telemark turn") on a field or icy lake
Telemark_skiing
Skiing variant
particularly difficult trails usually from a steep mountain, along timber-slides and ended with a sharp turn ("Telemark turn") on a field or icy lake
Nordic_skiing
Overview of and topical guide to forestry
sawmill by using flowing water. Timber slide – chutes constructed parallel to a river in order to avoid damage to timber rafts caused by rapids or waterfalls
Outline_of_forestry
Mathematical Academy is established on Rideau Street. 1829 The first timber slide on the Ottawa River is constructed. *1831–34 – Maplelawn constructed
Timeline_of_Ottawa_history
Tours of Canada by the Canadian Royal Family
of the parliament buildings, canoed on the Ottawa River, and rode a timber slide on the Chaudière Falls. Travelling towards Toronto aboard the steamer
Royal_tours_of_Canada
Hunting pump-action rifle
The Timber Wolf pump-action carbine was designed by Evan Whildin and was produced by Israeli Military Industries, ending in 1989 and is no longer produced
IMI_Timber_Wolf
Township in Ontario, Canada
constructed a timber slide in the Ottawa River to facilitate the movement of squared timber rafts past the Chenaux Rapids. These slides could be described
Whitewater_Region
Amusement park in northern Idaho, U.S.
Rumble Falls tube slides, and Polliwog Park children's area. 2004: Boulder Beach expansion including Velocity Peak speed slides. 2005: Trabant and new
Silverwood_Theme_Park
Event designation by Canada's Minister of the Environment
Kingdom 2000 Founding of New Brunswick 1784 Saint John, NB 1934 Hull Timber Slide 1829 Gatineau, QC 1976 Pony Express 1849 Victoria Beach, NS 1950 Founding
Events of National Historic Significance
Events_of_National_Historic_Significance
Natural hazard involving ground movement
incoherent mixture of broken timber, smaller vegetation and other debris. Debris flows and avalanches differ from debris slides because their movement is
Landslide
Village municipality in Quebec, Canada
periods, especially in spring and early summer. In the early 19th century timber slides were built around the falls, allowing loggers easy access to Pontiac
Portage-du-Fort
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
small, timber sliding service window. Interior metal security grills are attached to all windows in the store section. All doors are of timber; the entry
Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre, Brisbane
Combined_Services_Detailed_Interrogation_Centre,_Brisbane
Horse race
1:43.80 1946 Terry Bargello William Swigart Bob R. Roberts Ranchita Alvera 1:44.40 1945 Timber Slide Scotty Craigmyle W. Robertson Mill B Stable 1:48.80
Del_Mar_Derby
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
planned, optimising both space and views. The units have full-height timber sliding doors leading onto tiled balconies. The building contains some details
Torbreck,_Brisbane
Former municipality in Quebec
heavily in this region in the development of transportation services, timber slides, landings, the macadamized Aylmer road, bridges and stagecoach services
Deschênes,_Quebec
Former railway station in Tasmania, Australia
features timber framing and trusses, original openings for timber sliding goods doors, and narrow, textured glass panels in white-painted timber frames
Hobart_railway_station
State park in Minnesota, United States
logs safely around the waterfalls and gorges; remains of the wooden timber slide around the High Falls are still visible on the Canadian side. The Pigeon
Grand_Portage_State_Park
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
upper level has glazed timber French doors leading onto the verandah, the lower level has timber sliding sash windows and timber doors. The sandstone is
Burndale,_Swan_Creek
River in Ontario, Canada
out of the pine forests to sawmills located downstream. A number of timber slides were built to transport logs through rapids along the river. Now, the
Little Mississippi River (Ontario)
Little_Mississippi_River_(Ontario)
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
These include: its lowset form on stumps; timber-framed construction; single classroom space with timber sliding and fixed windows providing abundant natural
Wellcamp_State_School
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
entrance; the balance of the floor is timber. The east opening accommodates a pair of substantial timber sliding doors. This level has offices and toilets
Austral_Motors_Building
Country house in County Cork, Ireland
entrance gate piers adjoin the roadway. Set within its own grounds, the timber sliding sash windows and extensive range of outbuildings add context to its
Clontead_More_House
Wood panel product made from solid-sawn lumber
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is a subcategory of engineered wood panel product made from gluing together at least three layers of solid-sawn lumber at
Cross-laminated_timber
Canadian politician
of his experience in building timber slides along that river, he was contracted to design and build an advanced slide on the Ottawa River near Bytown
James_Skead
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Standard timber-framed, corrugated steel clad through goods shed with an elevated timber loading deck on the northern side with large timber sliding doors
Eskbank railway station, New South Wales
Eskbank_railway_station,_New_South_Wales
Major river in Wisconsin, United States
gorge. Lumbermen tried to reduce the hazards on the river, building timber slides over rapids and dams, dynamiting troublesome points of rock, and building
Wisconsin_River
Skiing from 7000 BC to today
particularly difficult trails usually from a steep mountain, along timber slides, and ended with a sharp turn ("Telemark turn") on a field or icy lake
History_of_skiing
2019 video game
of planets orbiting each other with sand flowing from one to the other; Timber Hearth, a forested Earth-like planet that is the homeworld of the four-eyed
Outer_Wilds
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
an independent environmental supervisor, is found stabbed to death at a timber yard on the site of the new supermarket. When Barnaby and Jones investigate
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
Canadian railway in Ottawa
for logging, as it required logs to be formed into booms to transit a timber slide at the Chaudière Falls, moved only a few kilometres, and then un-boomed
Bytown_and_Prescott_Railway
sledding in Ottawa, 1870. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall riding a timber slide at Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River in Ottawa, 1901. The Prince of
List of royal tours of Canada (18th–20th centuries)
List_of_royal_tours_of_Canada_(18th–20th_centuries)
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
side, a raised timber platform runs along the rail tracks almost the full length of the elevation. Two large ledge and brace timber sliding doors open onto
Mitchell_railway_station
Landslide east of Oso, Washington, United States
the slide area remained salable. In October 2016, survivors and the victims' families reached settlements with the State of Washington and a timber company
2014_Oso_landslide
containing the original timber sliding doors. On the east side is a mount containing a cast iron bell. At the rear is a horizontally sliding sash window. It was
Listed_buildings_in_Tarporley
Townland in Killare, Ireland
remains of one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to the northeast face of porch with timber sheeted door. Gable fronted
Clare,_County_Westmeath
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
sliding sash window facing south; a strip of fixed glazing on the east wall, located below eye level at desk height; corner pair of timber, sliding sash
Dobell_House
Former railway station in New South Wales, Australia
electrified. The building has a brick footing, timber skirting, scalloped weatherboard walls, and timber sliding door. Goods shed and yard (1889) The goods
Cooma_railway_station
Development of the mathematical function
Coggeshall created a two-foot folding rule for timber measure, called the Coggeshall slide rule, expanding the slide rule's use beyond mathematical inquiry.
History_of_logarithms
Canadian politician
John Egan is known as the namesake for Eganville. He built dams and timber slides along the Bonnechere River and employed thousands of men through lumber
John Egan (Canadian politician)
John_Egan_(Canadian_politician)
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
timber sliding doors, and the second bay from the Derby Street corner, which has a stair accessing recessed doors framed by diagonally boarded timber
Walter Reid Community Arts Centre
Walter_Reid_Community_Arts_Centre
Heritage-listed naval base and defence precinct located at Cowper Wharf Roadway
have recessed bays with small arched windows and large doorways with timber sliding doors. Walls are brick, stuccoed and ruled to resemble ashlar stonework
Garden_Island_Naval_Precinct
and uprooted trees, then continued east producing additional scattered timber damage. It struck a small residential area where a manufactured home lost
List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2026
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_January_to_March_2026
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
wing is clad in weatherboard. The structure features a large timber platform and timber sliding doors with diagonal boarding. The station group was reported
Tarago_railway_station
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
northern facade features a single timber panelled door. The other three facades feature three-paned timber sliding windows with a three-paned fanlight
Werris_Creek_railway_station
Townland in County Cavan, Ireland
window openings with stone sills and two-over-two timber sliding-sash windows. Pair of fixed timber windows with stained-glass margin panes to front of
Furnaceland
Townland in County Cavan, Ireland
head to north party-wall. Ruled-and-lined rendered walls. One-over-one timber sliding-sash windows with exposed sash boxes, stone sills, and later raised
Hawkswood
Resort in Tennessee, United States
square feet (6,000 m2). "The Timber Rattler," a 207 ft (63 m) tube slide. "The River Otter," a 180 ft (55 m) body slide. "Lunker's Landing," an interactive
Wilderness_at_the_Smokies
Canal in Canada
traffic of the day. By the end of 1834, five locks, six dams (with timber slides), two swing bridges and several embankments were built. This became
Tay_Canal
Heritage-listed war memorial in Sydney, Australia
of the podium level is surmounted with cast stone urns. Large timber moulded doors slide into cavities in the external walls to allow entry. The ground
Anzac_Memorial
Parseghian to call time out. Fans began pouring out onto the field and sliding on the turf. With the rain getting harder, the officials ordered both teams
List of events at Soldier Field
List_of_events_at_Soldier_Field
Railway line in Norway
There was very little lumber transport from Messel, in part because a timber slide had been built at Rykene in 1902. The factory at Rykene also chose to
Grimstad_Line
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
are air-conditioned by window-mounted units. Multi-paned timber sliding sash windows and timber French doors are found throughout the building. Morrison
University of Queensland Gatton Campus
University_of_Queensland_Gatton_Campus
Place in Queensland, Australia
fascinating to watch...they lowered the house, in one piece, on to large timber slides, dragged the house to the creek bank and then slid and pulled it across
St_Johns_Wood,_Queensland
1949 American film
Slide, Donald, Slide is an American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah. In the short film, Spike the Bee listens to classical music while Donald
Slide,_Donald,_Slide
American actor (1979–2025)
film Oldboy Dr. Tom Melby Year of the Rat Guy Short film 2014 Electric Slide Jan Phillips False True Love Video short This American Life: One Night Only
James_Ransone
president of the Madawaska River Improvement Company, formed to build timber slides and other structures to aid in the transport of logs on that river.
Robert_Conroy_(politician)
Ship or sea vessel intended for use on a single voyage
A disposable ship, also called raft ship, timber ship, or timber drogher is a ship or sea vessel that is intended for use on a single voyage. At the final
Disposable_ship
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
There is a timber porch attached to this building on the platform (east elevation) of the building. The building has original timber sliding windows with
Bombo_railway_station
Opening to admit light, air, or objects
double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt, and slide windows (often door-sized), tilt
Window
marry him; she says yes. The film ends as everyone dances the electric slide to the song "Candy" by Cameo. Shelby and Quentin wake up in bed together
List of films with post-credits scenes
List_of_films_with_post-credits_scenes
of Automation and Electrometry researched optical memory on holographic slides to and much work on lasers; collaboration between Soviet research and Soviet
List_of_Equinox_episodes
Semi-automatic pistol
chrome slide. The polymer frame is available in black, grey, navy blue, or olive drab green solid colors, as well as 'Urban Blue/Grey' and 'True Timber' camouflage
KelTec_P3AT
of breaking the "jam". Where there were rapids or obstacles, special timber "slides" were constructed to aid transport. Large numbers of logs were often
Technological and industrial history of Canada
Technological_and_industrial_history_of_Canada
Amusement park in Muskegon, Michigan
by Enchanted Parks. As of 2024, Michigan's Adventure has over 60 rides, slides and attractions, more than any other park in the state. The park also includes
Michigan's_Adventure
City in California, United States
2010 census. The settlement was originally called "Slide," for Slide Hill, in 1874, named for the slide that was a fixture on the northeast side of the Eel
Fortuna,_California
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
is a timber-framed gabled shed with corrugated metal wall and roof sheeting. It features timber floorboards, timber roof trusses, timber sliding loading
Windsor railway station, Sydney
Windsor_railway_station,_Sydney
Building in Boston, Massachusetts
Corner name until 1979. The Herald News wrote in 1960 that "the toboggan-slide from fame began" after the bookstore moved away. From 1901 to the 1920s
Old_Corner_Bookstore
English football club season
match, Timber nodded in a pinpoint Rice corner, securing a precious 2–1 lead. Pedro Neto was then shown a second a second yellow card for a sliding challenge
2025–26_Arsenal_F.C._season
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
has arched timber fretwork. The house has timber sliding sash windows and timber doors. The street entry door has stained glass set in timber surrounds
Whyembah
1922 film
Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1987. ISBN 0-933126-85-9. Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Timber Queen. The Timber Queen at IMDb lantern slide
The_Timber_Queen
water slide. According to a spokesperson for the water park, the man cut in line at the slide, fought through the lifeguards, and jumped onto the slide headfirst
Incidents_at_Six_Flags_parks
Mountain in Carinthia, Austria
at 83 metres, a cafe at 70 metres, and a 66-metre-long (217 ft) slide (the longest slide in Europe). The tower is PEFC-certified. The demolished Pyramidenkogel
Pyramidenkogel
Railway station in New South Wales, Australia
building features large tongue & grooved timber sliding doors at the southern end, facing the platform, timber 4-panel doors with 6-paned fanlights with
Austinmer_railway_station
Movable barrier that allows ingress and egress
means, such as slides or counterbalancing. The door may be able to move in various ways (at angles away from the doorway/portal, by sliding on a plane parallel
Door
Major volcanic eruption in Skamania County, Washington
8:32:11 am PDT (UTC−7) on May 18, 1980, caused the entire weakened north face to slide away, a sector collapse which was the largest subaerial landslide in recorded
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
17th-century Swedish warship
buying the raw materials needed for the first ships in 1625, purchasing timber from individual estates in Sweden as well as buying rough-sawn planking
Vasa_(ship)
adjustment. Sliding models managed recoil with oak timbers rubbing against beams parallel to the rails, while cradle models allowed the barrel to slide within
French artillery during World War I
French_artillery_during_World_War_I
leading to cardiac arrest after climbing an incline and riding a water slide. On June 23, 2017, a 14-year-old girl from Greenwood, Delaware, fell approximately
List of incidents at Enchanted Parks properties
List_of_incidents_at_Enchanted_Parks_properties
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
Male
Yiddish
 Variant spelling of Yiddish Lieber, LIBER means "beloved." Compare with another form of Liber.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A conspirator against Caesar.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slavic
Sacred Place; Of the River Tiber
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a tin worker, Middle English tinier, an agent derivative of Middle English, Old English tin.
Girl/Female
Muslim American Arabic English Gaelic
Jewel. Amber stone.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the various places so called from their situation on a stream with this name. Humber is a common prehistoric river name, of uncertain origin and meaning.
Male
German
German byname BAMBER means "short and fat."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rimer.
Boy/Male
Celtic American English
Cuts timber.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from East and West Kimber in the parish of Northlew in Devon, so named from Old English cempa ‘warrior’ (or the Old English personal name Cempa) + bearn ‘grove’, ‘wood’. It may also be an altered form of Kimbrough.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Kinberg.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Darkness
Male
Czechoslovakian
, of the Tiber (river).
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : unexplained.
Male
Yiddish
(לִיבֶּער) Yiddish name LIEBER means "beloved."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Pamber, a habitational name from a place in Hampshire named Pamber, from Old English penn ‘fold’, ‘enclosure’ + beorg ‘hill’.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Ruler; Cyneburg's Field
Male
Hungarian
Czech and Hungarian form of Roman Tiburtius, TIBOR means "of the Tiber (river)."
Male
English
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Cynebeal, KIMBEL means "royal courage."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Timur, TIMOUR means "iron."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places, one in Surrey, the other in Wiltshire. The former is named in Old English as ‘Imma’s enclosure’ (see Worth); the latter as ‘Imma’s lake’ (from mere ‘lake’, ‘pond’).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Ingber, from Yiddish imber ‘ginger’.German : nickname for an industrious person or metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper, from Middle High German imbe, imme ‘bee’.
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
Female
English
Elaborated form of English Lisa, LESIA means "God is my oath."Â
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Elated flushed
Girl/Female
Muslim
Shehzadi, Princess
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Wisdom
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Danish, Dutch, English, French, Gaelic, German, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian, Swedish
Light Skinned; Blond; Fair-haired Courageous One; Fair; Laplander
Male
French
French form of Latin Nazarius, NAZAIRE means "of Nazareth."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Valmiki | வாலà¯à®®à¯€à®•ீ
The author of the epic ramayana (Great Poet and creator of Ramayana; Sage who helped Sita and her two son Lava-Kush stay at her ashram)
Boy/Male
Muslim
Thanks
Boy/Male
Hindu
Universal soul, Part of vishwathmane namaha:†from Vishnu sahasranam
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Gelis, a variant of Giles, or possibly a patronymic or metronymic from a short form of Julian.
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
TIMBER SLIDE
v. t.
To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past participle.
n.
That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber, 3.
v. t.
To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.
a.
Furnished with timber; -- often compounded; as, a well-timbered house; a low-timbered house.
n.
Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists, boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than heavy timber.
n.
A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also timmer.
a.
Covered with growth timber; wooden; as, well-timbered land.
imp. & p. p.
of Timber
v. i.
To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market.
n.
A young timber tree.
n.
The quality or tone distinguishing voices or instruments; tone color; clang tint; as, the timbre of the voice; the timbre of a violin. See Tone, and Partial tones, under Partial.
a.
Massive, like timber.
n.
A rib, or a curving piece of wood, branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a vertical direction. One timber is composed of several pieces united.
v. t.
To cumber.
a.
Limber.
n.
Same as 1st Timber.
v. t.
To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.
n.
See 1st Timber.
v. t.
To surmount as a timber does.
n.
The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers, collectively; timberwork; timber.