Shickluna’s Shipyards
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- Image
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- Slides
- Description
- A black and white image of Shickluna’s Shipyards, St. Catharines.
- Notes
- Slide File Number: 06.121-B-2
Louis Shickluna originally operated out of the Armington yard, which he purchased in 1836. When the 2nd Welland Canal opened Shickluna established another shipyard on 12 Mile Creek, between Locks 2 and 3, in the early 1840's. He also established a dry dock beside Lock 3 of the 2nd Welland Canal in the 1860s. His shipyards built over 150 ships. - Date of Original
- c. 1860
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.16681 Longitude: -79.24958
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- St. Catharines Public LibraryEmail:info@myscpl.ca
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