Chaffey's Lock No. 37
Canada /
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Gananoque /
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recreation area / ground, lock (water navigation), bridge
Chaffeys Locks, Rideau Canal.
A feature of this lock is the Lockmaster’s house museum with many interpretive displays of the early days at Chaffeys. It’s also worth a walk around “town” – visit the grounds of the lovely old Opinicon Resort Hotel and then head over to the restored Chaffey’s Cemetery. The Cataraqui Trail, an all-season trail, part of the Trans-Canada trail system, passes through Chaffeys, following the old railway bed. The name of the lock comes from Samuel Chaffey, who set up extensive milling facilities here in 1820. He died in 1827 and Colonel By bought the property from his widow in order to build the lock. She got £2,000, worth in excess of $5,000,000 today.
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A feature of this lock is the Lockmaster’s house museum with many interpretive displays of the early days at Chaffeys. It’s also worth a walk around “town” – visit the grounds of the lovely old Opinicon Resort Hotel and then head over to the restored Chaffey’s Cemetery. The Cataraqui Trail, an all-season trail, part of the Trans-Canada trail system, passes through Chaffeys, following the old railway bed. The name of the lock comes from Samuel Chaffey, who set up extensive milling facilities here in 1820. He died in 1827 and Colonel By bought the property from his widow in order to build the lock. She got £2,000, worth in excess of $5,000,000 today.
www.rideau-info.com/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Canal
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°34'44"N 76°19'11"W
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- Candlewood Lake 405 km
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- China Lake 533 km
- Lily Bay State Park 542 km
- Chaffeys Locks, Ontario 0.2 km
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- Long Lake 8.8 km
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- Stonehouse Lake 11 km
- Township of Rideau-Lakes 14 km
- Elbow Lake 15 km
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