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
Wainfleet Historical Society
Neff Morgan Cabin
Mary Morgan,
granddaughter of David Morgan Sr.,
first white settler in the
Township of Wainfleet.
Married Jacob Neff
who built this cabin in 1841.
Moved to present site in 1984. — — Map (db m302962) HM
During World War II sixty German prisoners of war were interned here at
Camp Wainfleet working for the Erie Peat Company, cutting peat. Most of
the POWs were enemy merchant seamen. As non-combatants, the men
were a low security risk who posed . . . — — Map (db m302964) HM
This bell originally housed in the bell tower of Emmanuel United Church at Wellandport is dedicated to those who served there during her 120 years.
Wellandport Methodist 1884-1925
1884 Rev. H.A. Cook
[1884] Rev. W. Barraclough
1886 . . . — — Map (db m302917) HM
Lest We Forget
Dedicated to the brave men & women
of Wainfleet Township
who served during war & peace
N'Oublions Jamais
Monument dédié aux
braves hommes et femmes
de Wainfleet
qui ont servi en . . . — — Map (db m302878) WM
This building, constructed by John Carter of St. Catharines for a cost of $2475
around 1880, was the first official structure built specifically for Wainfleet Township
Council meetings. Before then Council met above Edward Lee's store. A . . . — — Map (db m302882) HM
You are about to embark on a journey through one of the largest, least disturbed, and species-rich peatlands in Southern Ontario. The "Wainfleet Bog Conservation Area" spans more than 800 hectares (almost 2,000 acres), encompassing a geological . . . — — Map (db m284819) HM
