A History of the Murray Canal by Buchanan, Dan

A History of the Murray Canal

During the 1790s, Upper Canada's first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe, promoted the idea of a canal...
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Author: Dan Buchanan
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A History of the Murray Canal by Buchanan, Dan

A History of the Murray Canal

$32.63

A History of the Murray Canal

$32.63
Author: Dan Buchanan
Format: Paperback
Language: English
During the 1790s, Upper Canada's first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe, promoted the idea of a canal in the area between the Bay of Quinte and Presqu'ile Bay on Lake Ontario, but his idea did not come into fruition until decades later. Why did it take so long?

In A History of the Murray Canal, historian Dan Buchanan provides a detailed account of the building of the Murray Canal and how lobbying and politics combined to finally make it happen in 1889.

Industries, farmers, and merchants around the Bay of Quinte all wanted an easier, cheaper path to move products within the region. Mounting pressure from them, supported by their members of Parliament, pushed politicians to finally approve the necessary funding to build a canal. The construction of the Murray Canal began in 1882, with the contract going to a company that had experience with the Welland Canal. Steam-powered dredges dug the canal straight from Twelve O'Clock Point to Presqu'ile Bay, through land that had been expropriated from farmers along the route. When it opened at last, the Murray Canal became an important link in the regional transportation system, a role it continues to play today as part of the Trent-Severn Waterway.

Currently the only published historical record of the Murray Canal, A History of the Murray Canal not only chronicles how the canal was built and how it has changed over the years, but also sheds light on the movers and shakers who got the job done.

Author: Dan Buchanan
Publisher: FriesenPress
Published: 02/20/2024
Pages: 136
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9781039195257


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