Before the Canal

Before the Canal (HM1H93)

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2X 2M1 Halifax Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 44° 42.099', W 63° 33.239'

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Cutting the Canal


You are now standing about one third of the way between Lake Micmac to the South (left) and Lake Charles to the North (right). Before canal construction began in 1826 there was no flow of water between these two lakes. The Mi?kmaq and early settlers wishing to go from one lake to the other had to portage or carry their boats through the 1.5 kilometres of forested area. The man made canal cut with its two locks took three years to construct and was the most difficult obstacle to overcome on the 115 km long waterway which stretched from Halifax Harbour to the Bay of Fundy. As many as 300 labourers worked on this section of the waterway. Many of them, along with their families, lived nearby and the remains of their tiny dwellings many be seen along the route.
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HM NumberHM1H93
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Marker Number01
Placed ByShubenacadie Canal Commission.
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 1:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 456111 N 4949957
Decimal Degrees44.70165000, -63.55398333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 42.099', W 63° 33.239'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 42' 5.94" N, 63° 33' 14.34" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 44 Locks Rd, Dartmouth Nova Scotia B2X 2M1, CA
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