Lock 1, Welland Canal

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Image
Item Type
Slides
Description
Lock 1 of the Old Welland Canal, Port Dalhousie. The Maple Leaf Rubber Co. is in the background. There is a postage mark in the lower centre of the image.
Notes
Slide File Number: 06.101-C-1

The Maple Leaf Rubber Company was established in Port Dalhousie in 1886, making rubber boots and shoes. Originally housed in the former Lawrie Flour Mill, the factory was destroyed by fire in 1898.

The Maple Leaf Rubber Company opened in a new building, the one pictured here, in 1901. Power was generated at the weir constructed across the 3rd Welland Canal.

The building later became home to Lincoln Fabrics in 1955. After 2017 the building was converted into condominiums.
Inscriptions
LOCK (ONE) OLD WELLAND CANAL, PORT DALHOUSIE.
Date of Original
c. 1908
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.20011 Longitude: -79.26629
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