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Second Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 12 - St. Catharines and Lock 4
Description
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What was the St. Catharines Grass Co. and when was it founded? Who were the Ridout Brothers and Company?
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- Creator:
- Board of Works - Welland Canal Company
- Media Type:
- Image
- Item Type:
- Drawings
- Description:
- Survey map of the Second Welland Canal created by the Welland Canal Company showing the Town of St. Catharines. Identified structures associated with the Canal include Lock 4, Hydraulic Race, floating tow path, and the Canal waterway itself.
The surveyors' measurements and notes can be seen in red and black ink and pencil.
Local area landmarks are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. Geneva Street, St. Paul Street, Queenston Street, Niagara Street and Mill Street), C. Phelp's Grist Mill and Store House, Stinson's Distillery, and several unnamed bridges.
Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 6 Lot 16, J. R. Benson, Calvin Phelps, J. Hudson, David Gray, A. Roberts, Mrs. McDonell, J. S. McDonell, T. B. Wragg, J. Donaldson, W. Barr Jr., C. L. Hall, G. Ward, Ridout Bros & Co., and the St. Catharines Grass Co.
- Publisher:
- Board of Works - Welland Canal Company
- Date of Original:
- c.1855
- Dimensions:
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Width: 100 cm
Height: 45 cm
- Image Dimensions:
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Image Width: 85cm
Image Height: 45cm
- Map Scale:
- NA
- Subject(s):
- Local identifier:
- WCM-BK1-Map12
- Collection:
- St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada) Fonds
- Geographic Coverage:
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Latitude: 43.159363
Longitude: -79.237604
- Copyright Statement:
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Copyright Holder:
- © St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada).
© Transport Canada.
- Copyright Holder Contact Information:
- Copyright Bureau, Services Branch
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa K1A 0N4
Tel.: 613-996-7502 / Fax: 613-996-1341
Email: copyright/droit_d’auteur@lac-bac.gc.ca
- Recommended Citation:
- Brock University Archives, St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada) Fonds, Second Welland Canal Survey Map 1, c.1845.
- Terms of Use:
- This record is Crown copyrighted. Permission to reproduce this record must be granted by Library and Archives Canada.
- Reproduction Notes:
- © St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada). Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (2006).
Source: Library and Archives Canada/St. Lawrence Seaway Authority fonds/R1195-0-X-E/Accession 73-27727 CA
© Transport Canada. Reproduced with the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada (2006).
Source: Library and Archives Canada/Department of Railways and Canals fonds/R610-154-8-E/Accession 9017 CA
- Contact:
Brock University Archives
Email:
WWW address:
Agency street/mail address: James A. Gibson Library,
Brock University,
500 Glenridge Avenue,
St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
Telephone: 905-688-5550 x3264
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