CNHS - Niagara Portage Road
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Beagle-1
N 43° 07.538 W 079° 05.945
17T E 654626 N 4776519
The designated land route to portage around Niagara Falls. First used in 1789 and then continuously until 1829 when the Welland canal was opened
Waymark Code: WM30GH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 01/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
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Listed in Canadian National Historic Site data base as

"Queenston - Chippawa Portage Road"

Opened 1789, main link from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario until Welland Canal (1829)



Classification: National Historic Event

Province or Territory: Ontario

Location - City name/Town name: Niagara Falls

Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]

Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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