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- Welland Canal
- 1 In November 1829 the first Welland canal, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario was
- 2 seems to have existed in this period as the Second Welland canal, begun in 1841 was built to much smaller
- 3 length to pass through the locks of the Second Welland Canal which was completed in 1845.
- 4 were also being constructed at this time, the Third Welland canal, with 270-ft locks, being completed in 1884 and
- 5 made at Lake Erie ports but the opening of the Welland canal in that year enabled the Upper Lakers to
- 6 and are shipped via the Sault Ste. Marie and Welland canals to elevators at ports on Lake Erie and Lake
- 7 1930 was the first ship to navigate the Welland Canal. The ship was lost on Grand Island in Lake
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This paper was presented at a meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and is reproduced with permission.
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