Lachine Canal - Saint-Gabriel Lock | place with historical importance, lock (water navigation), national park

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 place with historical importance, lock (water navigation), national park
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You are now in what was the industrial heart of the canal for more than a century. In the vicinity of the lock, dozens of factories used water power to activate machines for milling wheat, sawing squared wood, weaving thread, making nails, and even building entire ships. Today, the development of the Pointe-des-Seigneurs archaeological park and renovation of the Redpath complex are testimony to the renewed vitality of the area.

The canal has been designated as a National Historic Site of Canada, officially named the Lachine Canal National Historic Site.

www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/canallachine/index.aspx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachine_Canal
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Coordinates:   45°29'8"N   73°33'55"W
This article was last modified 4 years ago