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    The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, and part of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes Waterway. The canal traverses the Niagara Peninsula...
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    waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River, which played a great role in the city's development. The city has developed on both sides of the Welland River...
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    The Welland Canal has gone through many incarnations in its history. Today, five distinct canal-construction efforts are recognized. The retronym First...
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    The Welland Canal Bridge 15 is a two-track Baltimore truss swing bridge located in the disused section of the Welland Canal within the city of Welland, Ontario...
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    Welland Canal Bridge 13 (or as more commonly known locally, the Welland bridge) is a vertical lift bridge located in the heart of downtown Welland, Ontario...
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    also known as the Allanburg Bridge, is a vertical-lift bridge over the Welland Canal within the City of Thorold and community of Allanburg, Ontario, Canada...
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    England. The Welland River is occasionally referred to as Chippawa Creek, especially by those in the Chippawa area itself. The Welland Canal was named after...
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    Mather (New York politician) Ohio and Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie with the Ohio River Welland Canal, opened in 1829, bypasses the Niagara River...
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  • its English counterpart Welland Canal, named after the Canadian river Colin Welland (1934–2015), British actor Mark Welland, head of the Nanoscience...
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    in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Niagara Road 27 and the unsigned designation of Highway 7146 under the Welland Canal. It...
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    seaway extends from Montreal, Quebec, to Lake Erie, and includes the Welland Canal. Ships from the Atlantic Ocean are able to reach ports in all five of...
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    The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river...
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    The Welland Canal Riot occurred in Ontario, Canada. Armed conflict among Irish workers made the Second Welland Canal construction a riot area from 1842...
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    Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Canal latéral à la Loire, Garonne Lateral Canal, Welland Canal and Juliana Canal. Smaller transportation canals can carry barges...
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    the easternmost part of the city of Welland in Ontario, Canada. It was established, and is still centred, on a Welland River tributary called Lyons Creek...
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    Thorold (redirect from Welland Mills)
    Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks...
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    Dain City, Ontario (category Neighbourhoods in Welland)
    proximity to the Welland Canal, the only shipping channel between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie in the Great Lakes system. For many years, the canal ran along Dain...
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    exists a number of canals in Canada that are used as aqueducts, diversionary channels for power stations, and for shippings. A natural canal exists between...
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    Ontario, Canada, that allows the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to cross the Welland Canal without the interruption of a lift bridge. Six lanes of traffic are...
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    located in Port Colborne, Ontario. Built between 1927–1929 during 4th Welland Canal Construction, the bridge still serves today as a vital link connecting...
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    the Welland Canal within two minutes in order to receive their next clue from local rower, Rhonda Chopin. The episode aired August 15, 2023. Welland International...
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  • BROTHERS: Three of Family of Canal Engineer Drowned in Florida LONDONERS ALL SAFE". The Globe, September 23, 1926. "Welland Mayor to Drop Out". The Globe...
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  • the Welland Canal operated, it did not reach Lake Erie directly. All canal traffic was lowered in a lock at Port Robinson, Ontario to the Welland River...
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    Ontario, Canada that is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The original settlement...
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  • 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties with the Welland Canal Force. The 81st Battalion...
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    Townline Tunnel (category Welland Canal)
    underwater tunnel in Welland, Ontario, Canada carrying Highway 58A as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway under the Welland Canal. The Townline Tunnel...
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  • Ontario Highway 406 (category Transport in Welland)
    the Welland Canal. From here the now-four-lane divided road veers northeast and travels parallel to the canal. Two golf courses separate the canal. As...
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    Creek and the Welland River, formed part of the final section of the Erie Canal and Welland Canal. After leaving Lockport, the Erie Canal heads southwest...
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    Thorold Tunnel (category Welland Canal)
    tunnel in Thorold, Ontario, Canada carrying Highway 58 underneath the Welland Canal. Built between 1965 and 1967, the tunnel is 840 metres in length and...
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  • Ontario Highway 58 (category Transport in Welland)
    construction of the fourth Welland Canal and Highway 406. Prior to 1997, Highway 58 was continuous and travelled through the west side of Welland, maintained under...
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