Barges, Steamboats and Scows

Barges, Steamboats and Scows (HM1HBN)

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2X 2M1 Halifax Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 44° 41.966', W 63° 33.175'

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Lock 2


You are now looking at the upper sill of Lock 2. The chambers of the first five Locks on the Canal are approximately 21 meters long and 5.5 meters wide.



Therefore the boats and barges used on the system had to be able to fit within these chambers. The watercraft used on the Canal included three steamboats, twelve scows and an 80 ton barge. These craft were used to transport freight and passengers to and from Dartmouth and the interior of the Province. Bricks, pottery and cord wood were common cargo.


An important role of the Canal was to transport equipment required to construct the Waverley gold mine and later materials required by the fledging railway which eventually led to the demise of the Canal
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HM NumberHM1HBN
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Marker Number07
Placed ByShubenacadie Canal Commission.
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 11:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 456194 N 4949710
Decimal Degrees44.69943333, -63.55291667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 41.966', W 63° 33.175'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 41' 57.96" N, 63° 33' 10.5" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10-12 Picnic Landing, Dartmouth Nova Scotia B2X 2M1, CA
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