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Desjardins Canal
The Desjardins Canal, named after its promoter Pierre Desjardins, was a canal in Ontario, Canada. It was built to give the town of Dundas easier access to Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes system of North America. Although a technological achievement and a short term commercial success, the canal was soon eclipsed by the railway, and Dundas by neighbouring Hamilton.
The DesjardinsCanal, named after its promoter Pierre Desjardins, was a canal in Ontario, Canada. It was built to give the town of Dundas easier access...
The DesjardinsCanal disaster was a rail transport disaster near Hamilton, Canada West. The train wreck occurred at 6:15 p.m. on March 12, 1857 (1857-03-12)...
the merchants who transported their grain. The DesjardinsCanal, named after its promoter Pierre Desjardins, was built to give Dundas, Ontario, easier access...
Lévis Desjardins Regional County Municipality, a regional county municipality which preceded the borough DesjardinsCanal, in Ontario Desjardins Group...
to Cootes Paradise by a narrow channel formerly excavated for the DesjardinsCanal. Within Hamilton itself, it is referred to as "Hamilton Harbour", "The...
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...
the DesjardinsCanal, as well as the Grimsby subdivision that carries trains into Niagara Region. CPKC owns the tracks between the DesjardinsCanal and...
conductor were charged with manslaughter, but the outcome is unknown. DesjardinsCanal disaster 12 March 1857 Hamilton, Ontario 59 18 A wheel fracture caused...
Toronto to Niagara in Hamilton, Ontario, one of the victims of the DesjardinsCanal disaster. He was buried at his estate and later moved to St. David's...
Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, is incorporated in Illinois. March 12 – DesjardinsCanal disaster, Ontario, Canada: A faulty axle in a locomotive caused the...
Details of the Railway Disaster of the 12th of March, 1857, at the DesjardinCanal on the Line of the Great Western Railway. W.A. Shepard. 1857. LATEST...
73-200 1911 Great Porcupine Fire Forest fire Porcupine, Ontario 70 1857 DesjardinsCanal disaster Train wreck near Hamilton, Ontario 70 1903 Frank Slide Rockslide...
active on it. It spans the channel linking Cootes Paradise and the DesjardinsCanal to Hamilton Harbour. The elegant bridge was designed by John M. Lyle...
came under public scrutiny when he was ousted as president of the DesjardinsCanal Company in 1834, after having mortgaged a large block of personal land...
America (Jeannettes Creek, Ontario) Central Canada 52 1857 March 12 DesjardinsCanal disaster Train wreck Hamilton, Canada West, Province of Canada, British...
riding of Wentworth and served until 1820. He was a partner in the DesjardinsCanal Company, expanded his land holdings and built sawmills to process his...
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