New Welland Canal
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Slides
- Description
- A “laker” on the New (3rd canal) Welland Canal, near St. Catharines, Ontario. The image likely captures a scene below the escarpment, perhaps between locks 17 and 22.
- Notes
- Slide File Number: 06.118-C-2
Construction began on the 3rd Welland Canal in 1872. The canal opened for traffic in 1881 with modifications being made until 1887.
“Lakers” are bulk cargo ships specifically constructed to navigate the canals and operate under the weather, fresh water, and ice conditions of the Great Lakes. - Inscriptions
- On the New Welland Canal, St. Catharines, Ont., Canada.
- Date of Original
- Date Unknown
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.16681 Longitude: -79.24958
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Contact
- St. Catharines Public LibraryEmail:info@myscpl.ca
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