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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.
On Welland Canals Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
Welland Ship Canal
Throughout history the Niagara Escarpment has been a barrier to traffic between the Great Lakes. To overcome the difficult portages around Niagara Falls the first Welland Canal was built in 1829. Since then the canal has been . . . — — Map (db m271401) HM
On Canby Street 0.1 kilometers east of River Street, on the right when traveling west.
This fine Ontario Cottage-style house showcases a central-gabled façade, pagoda-roofed verandah and Gothic gingerbread ornamentation. Built in c. 1855 probably for William Dundonald Ross,
the one-and-a-half storey frame house nonetheless has become . . . — — Map (db m260476) HM
This is the original headstone of
Private John Carl U.E.L., Butler's Rangers
Upper Canada (Niagara Region)
Born 1755 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York
Died 1836 in Pelham Twp, Welland County, Ontario
John emigrated . . . — — Map (db m280623) HM
On Canby Street 0.5 kilometers west of Allanburg Road, on the right when traveling west.
A fine hybrid example of vernacular Classical and Gothic revival styles,
this house has significant heritage value through its association with the prominent Ross family. The Edinburgh-born William Dundonald Ross and his sons built up and managed a . . . — — Map (db m260585) HM
On Highway 3 at Feeder Road East, on the right when traveling north on Highway 3.
The Feeder Canal, hand dug in 1829, linked the Grand River to the First Welland Canal. It cut through the entire east-west length of Wainfleet Township, then known as the Cranberry Marsh. Draining the marsh into the Feeder Canal opened the interior . . . — — Map (db m284465) HM
On Lyons Creek Road at Doan's Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Lyons Creek Road.
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On Lyons Creek Road at Doan's Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Lyons Creek Road.
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les revues canadiennes, nous sommes votre lien vers les histoires
des anciens combattants d'hier et d'aujourd'hui. Vous
trouverez dans nos pages des articles . . . — — Map (db m279524) HM WM
On King Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on King Street.
Since its inception, the Old Canal has been used for both industry and recreation. The photo below, captured in 1906, shows the banks lined with revellers as the Welland Old Boys held canoe races at a gathering that would have been viewed from . . . — — Map (db m284443) HM
Near Townline Tunnel Road at Colborne Rd, on the right when traveling west.
A Public Art partnership with the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, City of Welland and Welland Recreational Canal Corporation. To celebrate the creative talents of community artist, the Welland Flatwater course and the Pan Am 2015 canoe and . . . — — Map (db m280558) HM
On Lyons Creek Road at Doan's Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Lyons Creek Road.
Early Settlers
At the end of the American Revolution in
1784, United Empire Loyalists began settling
in Crowland Township, then part of Lincoln
County. Roads were surveyed in 1801, and in
1803, with the election of . . . — — Map (db m279584) HM
Near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
The largest shipyard to operate in Welland was that of Mathew Beatty and his sons. Originally located
near the aqueduct, it was later moved to the site at King and Lincoln Streets'. Beatty was instrumental in
the development of . . . — — Map (db m280458) HM
On Prince Charles Drive S at Ontario Road, on the right when traveling north on Prince Charles Drive S.
The Feeder Canal was officially opened November 14th, 1829.
Immediately, engineers realized the potential of using the Feeder
as a viable trade route to eastern ports.
Winter set in and the Feeder had to be closed to . . . — — Map (db m279632) HM
On Thorold Road 0.1 kilometers west of Rice Road, on the right when traveling west.
The trail near this sign is on the former right of way of the Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railroad (NS&T). In 1899, the NS&T was created.
It was an electric freight and passenger interurban railway serving communities along, the . . . — — Map (db m284442) HM
On King Street, on the right when traveling south.
Main Street Bridge
On April 23, 1930, the new vertical lift bridge over the Welland Ship Canal opened to traffic. Its unique design sets the bridge at an angle to accommodate the lack of a right angle between Main Street and . . . — — Map (db m280455) HM
On Prince Charles Drive S at Ontario Road, on the right when traveling north on Prince Charles Drive S.
Aqueduct was not the only
community within the
boundaries of present-day
Welland that came into being
due to the Welland Canal.
A small settlement arose
on the east side of the canal
at the junction of the Feeder
and the Port . . . — — Map (db m279432) HM
On King Street (Road 68) at East Main Street (Road 27), on the right when traveling south on King Street.
This bridge was built in 1927-1930 during the construction of the Fourth Welland Canal (1913-1933). It was one of the three largest vertical lift bridges on the canal and is unique because its towers are set at an angle to the waterway. . . . — — Map (db m283878) HM
Near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
Today large trees, a green lawn and flowers surround the very
beautiful park which was named after the founder of the Welland
Canal, Mr. William Hamilton Merritt. In March 1952, wreckers
began demolishing the Merritt Park band . . . — — Map (db m280457) HM
Near King Street, on the right when traveling south.
Located on the west side near the third aqueduct, it replaced the lock demolished when the third canal was built. It was made of cut-stone and measured
150'L X 26.5'W and 10'D. Ships could pass into the Welland River to service the industries . . . — — Map (db m280476) HM
On King Street, on the right when traveling south.
The first aqueduct was built to enable the feeder canal to pass over the river and supply the main canal
at Pt. Robinson with water. It was a unique structure, built of white pine timbers and planks. All traces
of this structure . . . — — Map (db m280472) HM
On King Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on King Street.
The bridges that are within the Welland city limits are: Main Street Bridge; Lincoln Street Bridge; Michigan Central and Toronto, Hamilton, Buffalo Railway Bridge; Broadway Bridge; CNR Bridge and the Forks Rd. Bridge. With one exception, . . . — — Map (db m284447) HM
On Prince Charles Drive S at Ontario Road, on the right when traveling north on Prince Charles Drive S.
When the decision was made to replace the wooden locks of the first
canal with stone structures, the Feeder Canal would require new locks
at Pt. Maitland, Dunnville and the Junction (Welland South). All the
locks at the port entrances of the . . . — — Map (db m279438) HM
On Prince Charles Drive S at Ontario Road, on the right when traveling north on Prince Charles Drive S.
During the one hundred years of navigation through the Feeder and the main
canal there have been eight bridges the spanned these channels. Most of them
were swing bridges. Figure 1 shows two wooden structures spanning the main
canal. The bridge . . . — — Map (db m279430) HM
The Feeder Canal - Junction Lock - 1845
It allowed boats and barges to enter and exit the Welland Canal, linking Dunnville, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The feeder was in use from 1833 - 1914
Le Canal Feeder - . . . — — Map (db m279436) HM
On King Street at East Main Street, on the right when traveling south on King Street.
Although there are no pictures of the first Main St. Bridge, here is a picture of the second wooden bridge taken in 1870. The second bridge sat near the corner of East Main and King St. and was operated by hand with the span over the . . . — — Map (db m284453) HM
On Prince Charles Drive S at Ontario Road, on the right when traveling north on Prince Charles Drive S.
Perhaps one of the most important events in the Niagara Peninsula or even Canadian history was conception and creation of The First Welland Canal. Often referred to as "The One Man Canal," the late Hon. Wm. Hamilton Merritt was the driving force . . . — — Map (db m279434) HM
On King Street at East Mail Street, on the right when traveling south on King Street.
One of the most enterprising and progressive of Welland's early citizens was
Mr. Robert Cooper, proprietor of the Riverside Mill. In 1901 to 1902, Mr.
Cooper erected a three story brick building with a monitor top. This building was . . . — — Map (db m284450) HM
On Merritt Island, on the right when traveling west.
1829-1973
Until 1829, ships were barred from navigating between Lakes Erie and Ontario by the 100m drop of the Falls over the Niagara Escarpment. The opening of the Welland Canal in 1829 removed this barrier. Since then, canal . . . — — Map (db m280423) HM
On Cross Street at The Boardwalk, on the right when traveling north on Cross Street.
Welland Canal Olympic Torch Relay - Monday December 21, 2009
On December 21st 2009, the Olympic Torch passed through Welland making its way to Vancouver, BC to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The planning task force that brought . . . — — Map (db m279411) HM
On Merritt Island, on the right when traveling west.
William Hamilton Merritt's dream of a channel to
carry shipping around Niagara Falls was realized
on November 29, 1829, when the "Anne and Jane"
of Upper Canada navigated the first canal
from Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario to . . . — — Map (db m280429) HM
On Harbour Street at St. Andrew Street, on the right when traveling north on Harbour Street.
Although vessels had come to the mouth of the Lynn River since the 1790s, there was no proper harbour here until the 1840s. At that time the mouth of the river was dredged and the first piers and lighthouse were built, This project was initiated . . . — — Map (db m236376) HM
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