Collection search - Records related to the St. Lawrence Canals [textual record, cartographic material]

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Records related to the St. Lawrence Canals [textual record, cartographic material]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

1871-1950

Reference:

R610-211-5-E, RG43M 86703/29, RG43-C-V

Type of material:

Textual material, Maps and cartographic material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134598

Context of this record:

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Department of Railways and Canals fonds

Records related to the St. Lawrence Canals
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Series includes:

5 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1871-1950

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3.25 m of textual records
80 items
4 maps : brownline prints, hand col. 71 x 270 cm or smaller.

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of records created and maintained by the Department of Railways and Canals relating to the St. Lawrence Canals. The series includes records from the following creating bodies: Office of the Superintending Engineer, St. Lawrence District; Office of the Engineer, Williamsburg Canals; Collector of Tolls, Murray Canal; Office of the Superintending Engineer, Soulanges Canal; and Resident Engineer, Cornwall Canal.

When the Department of Railways and Canals was created in 1879, it assumed responsibility for Canada's canal systems. The Canal Branch of the new department was organized to supervise the operation, maintenance and enlargement of the various canals in Canada, and to arrange for the construction of new ones if required. In 1879, the canal systems in Canada included the St. Lawrence canals.

The St. Lawrence River, between Lake St. Louis and Lake Ontario, is a critical link in the navigation of the river and the Great Lakes. To overcome the hindrance to navigation presented by rapids, canals were constructed at various locations as early as the late eighteenth century. Following the union of the Canadas in 1841 the older canals were replaced at Beauharnois, Cornwall, Farran's Point, Rapide Plat and Galops. The need for further improvements became obvious, and in the 1870s the work of enlarging the Cornwall Canal commenced. The remaining canals were enlarged and improved gradually, and the work was not completed until 1913. The Beauharnois Canal was abandoned and replaced by the Soulanges canal in the 1890s. The St. Lawrence canals played an important role in the navigation of the Great Lakes until they were replaced by the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s. Also included in the St. Lawrence canals are the Murray Canal on the Bay of Quinte and St. Peter's Canal in Cape Breton.

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Cartographic material (Paper) Finding aid is available in the main reference room. RG43M 86703/29. (90: Open)

(Electronic) All or some of the documents described have been digitized and are available at the following address: (90: Open)
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_mikan_134598

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Physical description note:

Cartographic material : Items #2-4 have handwritten on verso: Figures in brown used for Recommended Scheme 1924.

Note on the state of conservation:

Cartographic material : Item #1 is rolled around archival tissue paper. Items 2-4 have tears along the folds and edges, and need repair.

Cartographic math data:

Scale [ca. 1:12 000].

Formatted contents note:

Series contains 4 maps of the St. Lawrence Waterway illustrating the water levels in the Cornwall region, for the years 1908-1924. The plans also indicate the water flow and potential locations of hydroelectric dams on the river in this region.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilm copies of some of this material are available on reels T-6628 to T-6634, T-6878 to T-6921. See sub-series for more information., Cartographic material : Item #1 is available in microfiche, NMC 97763.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

It should be noted that for the period prior to 1879, departmental records concerning the construction and operation of canals can be located in the records of the Board of Works and the Department of Public Works, MIKAN 22 (RG11). The Canal Branch correspondence described in MIKAN 134578 (RG43-B-1) also includes files on the development and operation of each canal in Canada; additional material relating to Canada's canals is available in the records of Transport Canada, MIKAN 23 (RG 12).

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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86703/29 CA
RG43M 86703/29

Former archival reference no.:

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RG43M 86703/29
RG43-C-V

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86703/29 CA
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Cartographic material

[Consultation90 Open]

Microfiche NMC97763

[Consultation 90 Open]

Box [RG43M 86703/29] 2000689440--2000689443

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000689440 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000689441 Item no. assigned by LAC 2

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000689442 Item no. assigned by LAC 3

[Consultation 90 Open]

2000689443 Item no. assigned by LAC 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

Cartographic material: microform

[Consultation99 Closed pending processing]

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