The Old Welland Canal

The Old Welland Canal (HM1905)

Location: Thorold, ON L0S 1A0 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 4.583', W 79° 12.68'

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Originally conceived in 1818 by its promoter, William Hamilton Merritt, to divert trade from the Erie Canal and New York and built under private auspices, the canal was opened to traffic in 1829. After additional work in 1833, the canal with its 40 wooden locks linked Port Colborne on Lake Erie and Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario and brought prosperity to its environs by permitting the export of Upper Canadian staples through New York. In 1841 reconstruction was begun by the Canadian government to improve the canal's military and commercial value.
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HM NumberHM1905
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Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 2:19am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 645612 N 4770849
Decimal Degrees43.07638333, -79.21133333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 4.583', W 79° 12.68'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 4' 34.98" N, 79° 12' 40.80" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Welland Canals Trail, Thorold ON L0S 1A0, CA
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