Second Welland Canal - Book 1, Survey Map 6 - Through Grantham and Louth Townships
Description
- 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 area between the Townships of Grantham and Louth. Identified structures associated with the Canal include the floating tow path.
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 original bed of the Twelve Mile Creek.
Local area landmarks are also identified and include streets and roads (ex. New Road, 1st Concession Road, and an unnamed road in the top right corner), an unnamed bridge along New Road, J. Martindale's House, an Old Saw Mill, Richardsons Creek, Georges Point, and an oak tree at Georges Point.
Properties and property owners of note are: Concession 2 Lot 23 and Concession 3 Lot 23 in the Grantham Township, Concession 2 Lots 1 and 2, and Concession 3 Lots 1 and 2 in the Louth Township, Peter Weaver, J. Martindale, and John Bonner. A property belonging to the Board of Works is outlined in red at Georges Point. - 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-Map6
- Collection
- St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada) Fonds
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1838382500684 Longitude: -79.2739105224609
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- © St. Lawrence Seaway Authority (Canada). © Transport Canada.
- Copyright Holder Contact Information
- Copyright Bureau, Services Branch
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- 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
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