St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Welland Ship Canal
Le Canal Welland
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
1. Welland Ship Canal Marker
This plaque, erected to mark the 40th. anniversary of the opening of the Welland Ship Canal to world shipping on August 6, 1932, commemorates the significant role this historic waterway and our inland fleet play in Canada's national life.
This canal ranks among the great engineering achievements of this century. It forms part of the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway System, being the fourth to connect Lake Ontario and Lake Erie since the completion in 1829 of the original Welland Canal.
Une des grandes realisations du siecle, ce canal, le quatrieme a relier les lacs Ontario et Erie depuis l'ouverture du premier, en 1829, fait partie du grands lacs.
Erected 1972 by Dominion Marine Association.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features
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Location. 43° 9.35′ N, 79° 11.647′ W. Marker is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the grounds of the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre between the museum building and the canal. A newer French language plaque is placed next to it on the same cement wedge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1932 Welland Canals Parkway, St Catharines ON L2R 7K6, 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, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Global Irish Famine Way (here, next to this marker); William Hamilton Merritt 1793 - 1862 (a few steps from this marker); How It Works: Locking Through (a few steps from this marker); The St. Lawrence Seaway (a few steps from this marker); How it Works: Operations and Safety (a few steps from this marker); International Shipmasters' Association (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fourth Welland Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Welland Canals (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.
Also see . . .
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
2. Welland Ship Canal Marker
in French
1. St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canal Centre. (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Welland Canal - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
3. St. Lawrence Seaway - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
3. Welland Ship Canal Marker
English/French
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
4. Welland Ship Canal Marker
northward; museum building at left, canal at right
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
5. Welland Ship Canal Marker
southward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
6. Welland Ship Canal Marker
International Shipmasters' Association Marker affixed to building in background.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, June 26, 2024
7. Welland Ship Canal Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 7. submitted on July 5, 2024, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
