The First Welland Canal 1824-1833

The First Welland Canal 1824-1833 (HM18ZT)

Location: St. Catharines, ON L2R 7G3 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 9.674', W 79° 14.128'

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Lock number 6 of the original Welland Canal lies in the adjacent watercourse about 213 metres southwest of here. This first or "wooden" canal, constructed 1824-33 by the Welland Canal Company, ran from Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario to Port Colborne on Lake Erie. William Hamilton Merritt was its chief promoter. With the opening of the canal as far as Port Robinson in 1829, lake boats reached Lake Erie via the Welland and Niagara Rivers. When completed in 1833, the 45 km canal enabled vessels to pass directly from lake to lake through 40 small timbered locks. In 1841 the Province of Canada took full control of the canal from its private owners.
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Placed ByArchaeological and Historic Sites Board, Archives of Ontario
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Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 4:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 643449 N 4780230
Decimal Degrees43.16123333, -79.23546667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 9.674', W 79° 14.128'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 9' 40.44" N, 79° 14' 7.68" W
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Area Code(s)713, 832, 210, 281
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 15-43 Merritt Trail, St. Catharines ON L2R 7G3, CA
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