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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C82_smiths-falls_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
The 3 locks here were designed to overcome a series of rapids with a total fall of over 7 metres (20 feet). A set like this is known as a flight of locks - each lock raises a vessel part of the way - rather like a stairway. Construction here prove…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C81_beckwith-street-and-bridge-la-rue-beckwith-et-le-pont_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C72_vimy-oaks-les-chenes-de-vimy-a-war-memorial_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
A chance for them to say
what they cannot:__________.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C71_woods-mill-moulin-wood_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
Originally built in 1830 under Abel Russell Ward, this site has changed faces and owners many times. Throughout the course of its history, it was an oatmeal and grist mill, and then rebuilt in 1887 under the new ownership of Alexander Wood. After …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C5L_to-commemorate-the-opening-of-the-rideau-canal-1832_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C52_war-memorial_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
To the honoured
memory of those
who fought & fell
in the Great War
1914 — 1918
[Battles]
1915
Ypres · Festubert · Givenchy
1916
Somme · Sanctuary Wood · Courcelette
1917
Vimy Ridge · Hill 70 &m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C3B_town-hall-l-hotel-de-ville_Smiths-Falls-Ontario.html
Town Hall
The Town Hall was built in 1859 in the Classical Revival Style to house the municipal offices and council chambers of Smiths Falls including the Police and Fire Departments. In later years there were additions to the building such as a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C1U_thousand-islands-international-bridge_Ontario.html
This international bridge system links Canada and the United States across the St. Lawrence River and islands from Ivy Lea, Ontario, to Collins Landing, N.Y. It was opened on August 18, 1938, by William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C06_historique-de-la-caisse-populaire-desjardins-de-saint-roch-des-aulnaies_Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies-Quebec.html
HISTORIQUE DE NOTRE CAISSE
1945 - Fondation de la Caisse populaire de Saint-Roch-des-Aulnets, Premier gérant: M. Jean-Charles Pelletier
1946 - 80 sociétaires; 13 956,28$ en épargne
1948 - Achat de la première machine à …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C05_john-mcloughlin_Riviere-du-Loup-Quebec.html
Originaire de Rivière-du-Loup, McLoughlin fut d'abord médecin avant de se joindre à la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest en 1806. En 1814, il devint partenaire hivernant et, en 1820, il dirigea un groupe de dissidents qui désiraient s'unir…