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| Colonel John By Colonel John By, a Royal Engineer, directing
the building of the Rideau Canal, 1826, which was completed by 1832 and thereby joined
Bytown (future Ottawa) with Kingston. By Charles W. Jefferys (1869-1951). ID #23268 |
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| Canadian Soo Canal Travelling the Canadian Canal at Sault Ste.
Marie, constructed in the 1880s, between an island and the town, and connecting Lake Superior
with Lake Huron. ID #21712 |
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| Welland Canal-2 A lock on the Welland Canal, near Thorold,
Ontario. ID #20393 |
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| St. Lawrence Seaway The official opening of the St. Lawrence
Seaway, April, 1959, with two Canadian Coast Guard vessels leading a ship through the St.
Lambert Locks at the Montreal entry. ID #20997 |
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| Welland Canal A Canadian stamp issued in 1974 to
commemorate William Hamilton Merritt and 150 years since the start of the construction on the
Welland Canal. ID #21687 |
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| St. Lawrence Seaway A commemorative Canadian postage stamp
issued in 1984 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the St. Lawrence
Seaway. ID #23042 |
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