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The Welland Canals Historical Markers

The Welland Canal connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Now in its fourth incarnation, the canal has operated from 1829 to the current day. INCLUDED in this Series are the construction and operations of the canal and related features (bridges, tunnels, ships), related activities, and impacts on business near and far.
 
By Mark Parker, June 24, 2025
Schooners Marker
1 ► Michigan, Presque Isle County, Rogers City, Rogers Township — Schooners — Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail —
On North Lake Street at East Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Lake Street.
2 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — The Grain Elevators — The Industrial Heritage Trail —
On Fuhrmann Boulevard 0.2 miles south of The Skyway (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south.
3 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, First Ward — The Grain Industry Decline / Buffalo's Grain Legacy — The Industrial Heritage Trail —
On Fuhrmann Boulevard 0.2 miles south of The Skyway (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south.
4 ► New York, Erie County, Buffalo, Waterfront — The Industrial Heritage Trail — Monuments to the Movement of Grain — Maritime Heritage —
Near Erie Street 0.1 miles west of Marine Drive.
5 ► New York, Monroe County, Rochester, Charlotte — Port on Lake Ontario —
Near River Street 0.1 miles south of Stutson Street, on the left when traveling south.
6 ► New York, Niagara County, Lewiston — The Lower Landing — Northern terminus of the Niagara Porter, early bypass route around Niagara Falls —
Near South 4th Street south of Tuscarora Street.
7 ► New York, Niagara County, Niagara Falls — The Niagara River Portage and the Old Stone Chimney —
On Robert Moses Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
8 ► New York, Oswego County, Oswego — The Oswego Canal — A Great Canal —
On East 1st Street (New York State Route 481) north of East Mohawk Street, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Wisconsin, Ozaukee County, Port Washington — 5 — Those That Fished —
Near East Grand Avenue.
10 ► Ontario, Algoma District, Sault Ste. Marie — The All Canadian Waterway (1895-1959) / La voie navigable entièrement canadienne (1895-1959) —
Near Canal Drive 0.7 kilometers south of Huron Street, on the left when traveling west.
11 ► Ontario, Essex County, Windsor — The Story of the Anchor (The James Norris) —
On Sandwich Street north of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Ontario, Haldimand County, Haldimand, Dunnville — The Founding of Dunnville / La Fondation de Dunnville —
On Main Street West at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street West.
13 ► Ontario, Haldimand County, Lowbanks, Dunnville — Feeder Canal and Lock —
On Feeder Canal Road 2.7 kilometers west of North Shore Drive, on the right when traveling west.
14 ► Ontario, Hamilton, King — Hamilton: the Electric City —
On Greenhill Avenue at Malta Drive, on the right when traveling east on Greenhill Avenue.
15 ► Ontario, Middlesex County, London, Fanshawe — Elgie Log House —
Near Fanshawe Park Road East.
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16 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Fort Erie — The Welland Canal at the Niagara Frontier —
On Niagara River Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
17 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Grimsby — This Mill Stone Recovered From Nelles Grist Mill —
On Gibson Street, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara Falls — Niagara Portage Road —
On Portage Road at Stamford Green Drive, on the left when traveling north on Portage Road.
19 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara Falls — Samuel Zimmerman 1815 - 1857 —
On Queen St at Erie Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Queen St.
20 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara Falls, Chippawa — The Founding of Chippawa —
On Willoughby Drive at Bridgewater Street, on the left when traveling south on Willoughby Drive.
21 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara Falls, Falls View — Zimmerman Fountain Pond —
On Falls Avenue at Niagara Parkway, on the right when traveling south on Falls Avenue.
22 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Historic Old Town — Upper Canada Heritage Trail —
On Charlotte Street at Paffard Street, on the right when traveling north on Charlotte Street.
23 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Homer — At Or Near This Spot In The Year 1795 —
On Queenston Road, on the right when traveling east.
24 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Queenston — The Founding of Queenston —
On Queenston Street just south of Dumfries Street, on the left when traveling south.
25 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Citizens of Port Colborne Who Gave Their Lives ... Welland Canals —
Near Mellanby Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
26 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Crossing The Canal / La Traversé Du Canal —
On West Street, on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Derek Point —
Near Ramey Avenue.
28 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Earth Scraper Used On Construction of Welland Canal —
On King Street at Princess Street on King Street.
29 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Founding of Port Colborne —
On King Street at Clarence Street, on the right when traveling north on King Street.
30 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Hand operated winch from 2nd Welland Canal Lock Gate —
Near King Street at Princess St, on the right when traveling south.
31 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Memorial to John Hansen —
On Mellanby Avenue (Route 3A) near Amelia Street, on the right when traveling north.
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32 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Old Meets New - A Walk Across History — L'Ancien En Presence Du Nouveau —
Near Ramey Avenue.
33 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Settlement Begins - Port Colborne's Early Inhabitants — La Colonisation - Les Premiers Habitants De Port Colborne —
On Sugarloaf Street at West Street, on the right when traveling east on Sugarloaf Street.
34 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — The Welland Canal —
On West Street at Clarence Street, on the right when traveling north on West Street.
35 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — The Welland Ship Canal —
On Mellanby Avenue.
36 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — Welland Canals / Les Canaux Welland — Niagara's vital waterway spanning three centuries / Au service de la marine marchande depuis 1833 —
On West Street at Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north on West Street.
37 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Port Colborne — West Street — Serving the marine trade since 1833/ Au service de la marine marchande depuis 1833 —
On West Street at Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north on West Street.
38 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Bollard —
Near Welland Canals Parkway.
39 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Bollards & Fairleads — Mooring —
Near Welland Canals Parkway.
40 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Cannon Barrel —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
41 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Early Welland Canals —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
42 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Global Irish Famine Way —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
43 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — How It Works: Locking Through —
On Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
44 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — How it Works: Operations and Safety —
Near Welland Canals Pkwy, on the right when traveling north.
45 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Lock 24 - First Welland Canal — Welland Canals Society —
Near Merritt Street just east of Glendale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
46 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Louis Shickluna 1808-1880 —
On Yates Street 0.2 kilometers west of St. Paul Street West (Route 81), on the left when traveling west.
47 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Morningstar Mill - John DeCou's Falls and Mills —
Near Decew Road, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Opening of the First Welland Canal —
Near Glendale Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
49 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Shipbuilding in Niagara —
Near Welland Canals Parkway.
50 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Shipbuilding in St. Catharines 1845 — Our Heritage — St. Catharines Heritage Corridor
On St. Paul Street (Route 81) at Westchester Avenue, on the right when traveling north on St. Paul Street. Reported missing.
51 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — The First Welland Canal 1824-1833
Near Gale Crescent just south of Calvin Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
52 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — The Fourth Welland Canal — An Outstanding Canadian Engineering Achievement —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
53 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — The Mountain Locks —
On Mountain Street.
54 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — The St. Lawrence Seaway —
On Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
55 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — The Welland Canals and the St. Lawrence Seaway System —
Near Welland Canals Parkway.
56 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Third Welland Canal 1887 - 1930 —
Near Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south.
57 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Vertical Lift Bridges —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
58 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welcome To Malcolmson Eco-Park —
On Lombardy Ave at Cumberland St, on the left when traveling east on Lombardy Ave.
59 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welcome to Malcolmson Eco-Park —
Near Lakeshore Rd at Niagara St.
60 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welcome To Malcolmson Eco-Park —
On Cumberland Street at Wildwood Rd, on the right when traveling north on Cumberland Street.
61 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welcome To Malcolmson Eco-Park —
Near Lombardy Ave at Cumberland St, on the left when traveling east.
62 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welcome To Malcolmson Eco-Park —
On Welland Canals Parkway 0.05 kilometers north of Lakeshore Road, on the right when traveling south.
63 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — Welland Ship Canal — Le Canal Welland —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
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64 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines — William Hamilton Merritt 1793 - 1862 —
Near Welland Canals Parkway north of Rockwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
65 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — Rotary Reflecting Pool —
Near McGuire St, on the right when traveling west.
66 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — Ship Building On The Welland Canal —
On Saint Paul Street, on the right when traveling north.
67 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral —
On Church Street at Lyman Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Street.
68 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — The Founding of St. Catharines —
On Church Street south of James Street, on the right when traveling north.
69 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — This Statue of the Honorable William Hamilton Merritt —
On St. Paul Street West (County Route 81) at McGuire Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Paul Street West.
70 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Downtown — William Hamilton Merritt 1793 - 1862 —
On St. Paul Street West (Route 81) at McGuire Street, on the left when traveling south on St. Paul Street West.
71 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Merritton — The 2nd Welland Canal Locks 14 and 15
On Glendale Ave (Route 89) at Mountain St, on the right when traveling west on Glendale Ave. Reported unreadable.
72 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Merritton — Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial — Monument Dédié Aux Ouvriers Décédés À La Construction Du Canal Welland —
On Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
73 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — History on the Former Mill and Carpentry Shop of the Port Dalhousie Gate Yard —
Near Lakeport Road, on the right when traveling north.
74 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — Lock 1, Third Welland Canal — History Insite —
On Lakeport Road.
75 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — Lock One of the Second Welland Canal — 1848 - 1882 —
On Lakeport Road at Lock Street, on the right when traveling north on Lakeport Road.
76 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — Lock One of the Third Welland Canal — 1882-1930 —
On Lakeport Road 0.5 kilometers north of Lakeshore Road, on the right when traveling north.
77 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — Port Dalhousie (Michigan Beach) —
On Lighthouse Road 0.5 kilometers north of Lakeshore Road, on the left when traveling north.
78 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — The Harbour Lock of the First Welland Canal 1828-1847 —
Near Lakeport Road at Hogan's Alley.
79 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — The Muir Brother's Dry Docks —
On Lakeport Road.
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80 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — The Pull — Sculpted by Veronica and Edwin Dam de Nogales (Barcelona, Spain) and — Floyd Elzinga (Beamsville, Ontario). 2022. Bronze and weathering steel. —
On Lakeport Road, on the right when traveling north.
81 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — The Royal Canadian Henley Regatta —
On Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
82 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Dalhousie — The Welland Canals Historical Fence —
Near Lakeport Road, on the right when traveling north.
83 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Weller West — Charles A. Ansell Park —
Near Bunting Road, on the right when traveling north.
84 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Weller West — Hélice John O. McKellar Propeller —
On Bunting Road (Regional Road 52) near Parnell Road, on the right when traveling north.
85 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Weller West — Port Weller Dry Docks —
Near Bunting Road, on the right when traveling north.
86 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Weller West — The Welland Ship Canal Construction Railway — The Busiest Railway in Canada —
On Bunting Road at Parnell Road, on the right when traveling north on Bunting Road.
87 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, St. Catharines, Port Weller West — Williamson Point — In commemoration of Ethel and Cyril Williamson —
Near Welland Canals Parkway, on the left when traveling north.
88 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Battle of Beaverdams Park —
On Sullivan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
89 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Construction of the Welland Canals / La Construction des Canaux Welland —
On Chapel Street South near Service Road West, on the right when traveling north.
90 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — DeCou's Stone House — 1812 - 1950 —
On DeCew Road 1.5 kilometers west of Merrittville Highway (Ontario Highway 50), on the right when traveling west.
91 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Lock 25 - Second Welland Canal 1841-1845 —
On Sullivan Avenue.
92 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Lynch House 1908 —
On Chapel Street South at Portland Street, on the left when traveling north on Chapel Street South.
93 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Maplehurst 1886 —
Near Saint David Street West, on the right when traveling west.
94 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Millstone From Welland Mills c. 1846 —
On Pine Street North, on the right when traveling north.
95 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — St. Johns —
On Holland Road at Hollow Road, on the left when traveling east on Holland Road.
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96 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — The Founding of Thorold —
Near Sullivan Avenue just south of Towpath Road.
97 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — The Welland Mills / Le Moulin de Welland —
On Pine Street North 0.1 kilometers north of Albert Street East, on the right when traveling north.
98 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold — Thorold NS&T Station —
On Front Street South at Sullivan Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Front Street South.
99 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold, Allanburg — Celebrating 200 Years of the Welland Canal — Célébrons 200 ans du Canal Welland —
On Lundy's Lane, on the right when traveling east.
100 ► Ontario, Niagara Region, Thorold, Allanburg — The Old Welland Canal — Le Vieux Canal de Welland —
On Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) just east of Holland Road, on the right when traveling east.

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