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dc.creatorWelland Canal Companyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-16T16:17:51Z
dc.date.available2011-12-16T16:17:51Z
dc.date.issuedn.d.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3447
dc.descriptionSurvey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing a portion of the Grantham Township sometimes referred to as the Welland Vale. Identified structures associated with the Canal include Lock 2, several weirs, and the Lock Tender's House. The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil. Features of the First Welland Canal are noted in red ink and include the old towing path and the Old Canal itself. Local area landmarks and businesses are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. Side Line and Old Road to Port Dalhousie), J. C. Clark's Ice House, J. L. Ranney Store House, a burnt mill, barrel shed, a building leased to Michael Kerrins, and a number of unidentified structures (possibly houses or cabins) belonging to D. Cain, R. Cain, W. Weaver and W. Huddy. A New Road to St. Catharines is featured in red ink. Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 5 Lots 20, 21 and 22, Concession 6 Lots 20 and 21, Thomas Adams, John Gould, George Rykert, Theophilus Mack, William H. Merritt, J. L. Ranney, and the Board of Works.en_US
dc.subjectCanalsen_US
dc.subjectLocks (Hydraulic engineering)en_US
dc.subjectShippingen_US
dc.subjectSurveyingen_US
dc.subjectTransportationen_US
dc.titleSecond Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 9 - Lock 2 in Grantham Townshipen_US
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