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By William Fischer, Jr., March 10, 2024
Forwarders' Museum and Marker
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1 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Prescott — Forwarders' Museum — c1810 — Designated Historic Property —
Built by William Gilkison — — Map (db m242859) HM
2 ► Ontario, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Prescott — The Forwarding Trade at Prescott — Reported missing
Before the completion of the canals between here and Montreal in 1847, Prescott was the eastern terminus of Great Lakes navigation. Established at the head of Galops Rapids in 1810, it soon became a centre for the forwarding, or shipping, trade and . . . — — Map (db m221393) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026