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The Rideau Waterway

Plaque

Location
The County of Lanark - Smiths Falls
On the north side of Lombard Street (Highway 15) across from Aberdeen Street, 2 blocks west of Beckwith Street

Photographer
Alan L Brown
More Information 		Posted
June 25, 2004

Summary from the Ontario Heritage Foundation's website
Constructed between 1826 and 1832 for military purposes, but used mainly for commerce, the Rideau waterway linked with the lower Ottawa River to form the first canalized route from Montreal to the Great Lakes.

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