This anchor was raised in 1975 from the wreck of the Raleigh, which sank in 1911 during a storm on Lake Erie. It was raised by Bob Grabell, Ted Verburg & Adrian Verburg, towed by Jim Case and brought to the museum by Herb Fraser and Associates. — — Map (db m279620) HM
The Grain Industry
Dominating the eastern skyline for over half a century was the Grand Trunk Elevator which was built near the harbour's mouth in 1859 by the Welland Railway Co. Grain would be unloaded from schooners into the . . . — — Map (db m284463) HM
This plaque has been erected
to honour the memory of all
those citizens of Port Colborne
who gave their lives in the construction
of the Welland Canals.
First Canal completed 1829
Second Canal completed 1848
Third Canal completed 1887 . . . — — Map (db m279617) HM
Crossing The Canal - "The Hopkins Swing Bridge"
When a canal divides a town, the citizens rely heavily on the bridge which joins the
two sides. In the early years, before the present-day lift bridges of the fourth canal,
the . . . — — Map (db m281739) HM
D-Day
June 6th, 1944 to June 6th, 1994
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary
of the Allied invasion of Normandy
This red maple stands in tribute to those
Canadians who fell on Juno Beach
Erected by Branch 56 of the Royal . . . — — Map (db m302974) WM
This point where Old and New Canals meet,
was renamed Derek Point and dedicated
to the memory of Derek K. Zavitz,
lost at sea December 5, 1996
off the coast of Australia.
The dedication to this proud young native
of the Port Colborne . . . — — Map (db m281763) HM
This Earth Scraper, which was used on the construction of the Welland Canal, was restored in 2008 by Elam Sauder of Elmira, through a generous donation from the North Shore Coalition in 2006 — — Map (db m279688) HM
In 1831 the Welland Canal Company selected Gravelly Bay as the southern terminus of their waterway connecting Lakes Ontario and Erie, and in 1833 asked the permission of Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Colborne to name the site "Port Colborne". The . . . — — Map (db m284462) HM
This hand operated winch is the last of many used on the 2nd Welland Canal to open and close the wooden lock gates. Capable of hoisting 2½ tons this winch, once located near Clarence Street, was donated by Gary King of Lowbanks in memory of his . . . — — Map (db m279618) HM
This hall served as a Municipal Building for 118 years for the former Township of Humberstone.
The original hall with its local Welland Canal stone and Palladian windows was designed by architect John Latshaw in 1852.
The rear Lock-up wing . . . — — Map (db m281760) HM
In 1905, the Imperial Bank of Canada created a stir by purchasing the
"best business corner in the Village of Port Colborne" for its new branch office.
Over the years the corner became known as the “Wall Street" of Port Colborne and . . . — — Map (db m279623) HM
In memory of our sisters who's
lives have been cut short through violence
Remember Montreal Dec 6, 1989
We must constantly cross and recross a
racing river seeking a place of safety
Sponsored by
Port Colborne and District Labour . . . — — Map (db m302985) HM
In Memory of the fallen and in Honour
of All Canadians who served their Country
in War and our Peace Keepers since 1953
The Navy, Army, Air Force, Merchant Marine
and to mark the 75th Anniversary of The
Royal Canadian Legion "1926-2001"
"Lest . . . — — Map (db m279649) WM
Our Lady of Fatima
Knights of Columbus
Council #3732 Port Colborne, Ontario
Donated this Gazebo to
The City of Port Colborne, Ontario
July 19, 1992
As a Quincentennial Project of
Columbus Discovering the Americas
Rededicated July . . . — — Map (db m279616) HM
Memorial
to
John Hansen
Cons't. Sup't. for A. G. Creelman Co.
1925-30
Complete Lock # 8
Weir, Jack-Knife & Wier Bridges
& Highway
Gift to
The City of Port Colborne
by daughters
Edna, Aldith, Edith and Irma
Aug. . . . — — Map (db m279610) HM
Old Meets New - A walk across History
This pedestrian bridge was constructed to allow users of the multi-use trail to cross the weir,
which was the original shipping channel of the first, second and third
Welland canals . . . — — Map (db m281783) HM
In 1899, the NS&T was created. It was an electrified interurban passenger and freight railway.
In 1911, the NS&T completed construction of an extension running from Thorold to Port Colborne. The line entered Port Colborne along Elm Street. The . . . — — Map (db m284461) HM
Port Colborne Tourist Information "Lighthouse"
Dedicated May 7, 1983
In Commemoration of Port Colborne's 150th Anniversary
As A Port
Built for the community through the co-operative efforts
of the Port Colborne Image Committee and the . . . — — Map (db m279606) HM
[Front - north side]
In honoured memory of our Glorious dead
The strife is o'er
Their duty done
Deep buried lies the sword
In memory of those from the village of Humberstone and Humberstone Township
who gave their lives for . . . — — Map (db m302975) WM
The Railway Era - The Coming of the Railways
In 1854 the east-west Buffalo to Lake Huron Railway (later to become part of the
Grand Trunk Railway) was opened through Port Colborne. Four years later in 1859
the north-south . . . — — Map (db m281791) HM
Safety Follows Wisdom
Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy awarded
Canada Cement Co. Ltd. Plant No. 8
Port Colborne Ontario for a perfect safety record in 1925.
[Re-awarded: many years are listed, but only a few are readable in . . . — — Map (db m302970) HM
Settlement Begins - Port Colborne's Early Inhabitants
First Nations people inhabited this Lake Erie shoreline long before the arrival of the European
settlers in the 1780s. The area was covered by a mature Carolinian forest . . . — — Map (db m281735) HM
This 50-person Lifeboat from the SS Hochelaga was donated
to the Museum in 1990 by Canada Steamship Lines
and placed on this site by Fraser Ship Repairs.
Hochelaga was built in Collingwood in 1949 as a
straight deck bulk freighter and . . . — — Map (db m281747) HM
The wheelhouse of the steam tug Yvon Dupré Jr. arrived at the Port
Colborne Historical and Marine Museum in July 1974. The generous
donation of Mr. Richard E. Dwor of Marine Salvage Co. Ltd., the
wheelhouse was transported from Marine Salvage's . . . — — Map (db m279619) HM
Our Heroic Dead
To the honour and memory of the men of the Village of Humberstone who gave up their lives while serving King and country.
1914 - 1918
Heman French ·
John Graham ·
Harry Knowles ·
Arthur Slow ·
Elbern King · . . . — — Map (db m281756) WM
[Plaque on south-east side:]
After the fall of Fort Erie in May of 1813, Sugarloaf farmers
with their wagons assisted the British retreat of the 41st
Regiment through here to the Grand River. This settlement
and the militia stationed here . . . — — Map (db m302992) HM WM
In 1833, four years after it had been opened, the Welland Canal was extended to Gravelly Bay to provide a more direct route between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The first ship to transit this extension was the schooner “Matilda” of Oakville. Its . . . — — Map (db m282882) HM
In 1824 businessman William Hamilton Merritt formed the Welland Canal Company, so named because of his plan to dig a "ditch" that would carry water from the Welland River to his mills in St. Catharines. With the Erie Canal opening in . . . — — Map (db m284464) HM
Now in its fourth configuration, the canal runs, in its entirety, 43.5 kilometers (27 miles) from
Port Colborne, Ontario on Lake Erie to Port Weller (St. Catharines), Ontario on Lake Ontario.
As part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Canal Allows . . . — — Map (db m279609) HM
Serving the marine trade since 1833
West Street came into existence when the first Welland Canal was extended directly through to Lake Erie in 1833. Many buildings that you see on West Street today were originally built in the . . . — — Map (db m279646) HM
