Beckwith Street and Bridge / La rue Beckwith et le pont

Beckwith Street and Bridge / La rue Beckwith et le pont (HM2C81)

Location: Smiths Falls, Ontario K7A 2A8 Lanark County
Country: Canada
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N 44° 53.875', W 76° 1.261'

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Created during the town's settlement in the early 1820's, the name of Beckwith Street and its bridge derived from Beckwith Township, when strong ties existed between the Anglican congregations of both communities. At 99 feet wide, Beckwith Street and its bridge encompassed a striking view for travelers who arrived from steamboats at the Combined Locks. While Smiths Falls boasted that it had two of the widest main streets in Upper Canada, local mythology suggests that the surveyors who were working on the street's construction were inebriated at the time and mistakenly marked the street twice, laying a double width of the street out on each side.
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Créée lors de l'établissement de la ville au début des années 1820, le nom de la rue Beckwith et de son pont dérive du canton de Beckwith alors qu'existaient de [?]orts liens entre les congrégations anglicanes des deux collectivités. À 99 pieds de largo, la rue Beckwith et son pont comportaient une vue prenante pour les voyageurs qui arrivaient de bateaux à vapeur aux écluses combinées. Alors que Smiths Falls s'enorgueillissait qu'elle avait deux des plus larges rue principales au Haut-Canada, la mythologie locale suggère que les arpenteurs qui travaillaient à la construction



de la rue étaient ivres à ce moment-là et qu'ils ont par erreur indiqué la rue à deux reprises, situant une largeur double de la rue de chaque côté.
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HM NumberHM2C81
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Placed ByHeritage House Museum, Government of Ontario, and Parks Canada
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Date Added Friday, October 12th, 2018 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 419385 N 4972117
Decimal Degrees44.89791667, -76.02101667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 53.875', W 76° 1.261'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 53' 52.5" N, 76° 1' 15.66" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 34 Beckwith St S, Smiths Falls Ontario K7A 2A8, CA
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