Allanburg in Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ontario Power Screen House

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

1. Ontario Power Screen House - Marker

Inscription. This walkway crossing the Ontario Power Generating Station forebay replaces a screen house used to stop debris and ice from entering the plant conduits. The outer weir structure forming the plant forebay, closes off the entrance to Dufferin Islands around which the river formerly flowed at depths of two metres.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 43° 4.187′ N, 79° 4.081′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Allanburg. It is on Niagara River Parkway, on the right when traveling west. The marker is on the Trans-Canada Trail, at the east end of a 70 metre bridge that takes the Trans-Canada Trail over a stretch of water. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7400 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara Falls ON L0S 1A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gate House (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Bridgewater Mills (about 120 meters away); The Stranded Scow (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Burch’s Mills (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Toronto Power Generating Station (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Niagara Control Works (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Niagara Park Greenhouses (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Niagara Tunnel Project (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stranded Scow (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Ontario Power Screen House - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 3, 2025

2. Ontario Power Screen House - Marker in context

Photo face east. The marker is at the east end of the bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.