CNHS - The Old Welland Canal - Thorold, Ontario
N 43° 04.589 W 079° 12.678
17T E 645614 N 4770860
On a stone cairn at the west end of bridge 11
carrying Road 20 over the Welland Canal.
Waymark Code: WMEWHJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/14/2012
Views: 10
Plaque Text
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.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Thorold
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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