100 foot tower at the St. Lawrence Power Sub-Station
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100 foot tower at the St. Lawrence Power Sub-Station at Maple Grove – c. 1955
100 foot tower at the St. Lawrence Power Sub-Station
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100 foot tower at the St. Lawrence Power Sub-Station at Maple Grove – c. 1955
Aerial view flooding completed
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Flooding completed- Sheek Island, Moulinette Island, Long Sault Control Dam, Long Sault Parkway – post-July 1, 1958
Aerial view Moses-Saunders Power Dam completed
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Moses-Saunders Power Dam completed. City of Cornwall on left with Cornwall Island at centre of photo. Lake St. Lawrence frozen over on bottom left – post-July 1, 1958
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Aerial view of Maple Grove – c. 1954. St. Lawrence River on left, Cornwall Canal on lower right, Lock 20 at Maple Grove at top right, Mille Roches at top right
Aerial view of Maple Grove, on Cornwall Canal
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Aerial view of Maple Grove, on Cornwall Canal – c. 1954
Aerial view to the north-west at Maple Grove
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Aerial view to the north-west at Maple Grove, with Lock 20 and Guard Gate on Cornwall Canal – c. 1954
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Arthur Robertson home on the Hartshorne House Mover – October 2, 1956
Arthur Robertson's carriage shop
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Arthur Robertson's carriage shop building at Maple Grove – c. 1950. This building was converted to two residences, with Golda and Milton Matheson living in one unit. Robertson Creek in foreground. The carriage shop's sign is at Upper Canada Village in 2021. The business was the precursor to Cornwall Motor Sales and Seaway Motors, Cornwall
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Canaler heading into Lock 20 of Cornwall Canal. Boats still using old Cornwall Canal rather than Diversion Canal – photo taken July 16, 1957
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Cities Service station, operated by Milton Matheson at Maple Grove. St. Lawrence Power Sub-Station Operator's home on right – photo pre-1956
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Cities Service station with Milton & Golda Matheson's home on right. This was the first house relocated to Long Sault – photo pre-1956
Cofferdam explosion Inundation Day
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Inundation Day - July 1, 1958. The last cofferdam, between Barnhart and Sheek Islands, was breached by dynamite at 8:00 a.m. that morning
Construction at Maple Grove (1/2)
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Construction photos at Maple Grove – pre-1958
Construction at Maple Grove (2/2)
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Construction photos at Maple Grove – pre-1958
Construction of Diversion Canal
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Construction of Diversion Canal at Maple Grove. Newly constructed dyke opening in the background – pre-1957
Construction of Diversion Canal and Dyke
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Construction of Diversion Canal and Dyke opening structure at Maple Grove – photo c. 1956
Construction of Moses-Saunders Power Dam
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Construction of Moses-Saunders Power Dam at Maple Grove
Construction photos at Lock 20
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Construction photos at Maple Grove. Eastern entrance to Lock 20 in top right photo – photos pre-1958
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Eastern entrance to Lock 20 at Maple Grove – c. 1950
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On right, two photos of Ernie's Hotel, formerly Fletcher's Hotel, Maple Grove. Top photo – c. 1930s. Bottom photo c. 1950s. Photo on left is the venue at Maple Grove for the sod-turning ceremony at Maple Grove for the Hydro and Seaway projects, on August 10, 1954
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Ernie's Hotel, Maple Grove. Hotel was owned and operated by Ernie Runions. Originally known as Fletcher's Hotel – c. 1940
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Ernie's Hotel, Maple Grove – c. 1940
Gravestone at new Maple Grove Cemetery
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Gravestone at new Maple Grove Cemetery. In photo are Allan K. Clark, Superintendent of Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, and L.D. Wells, proprietor of C.C. Stubbs Company, Morrisburg – August 24, 1956
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Hi-Way Camp and Swimming Club operated by Farrand Gillie on east side (lower) of Robertson Creek – c. 1954
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Hydro and Seaway construction at Maple Grove. Newly completed structure for opening in dyke on the left. This opening was required for the anticipated all-Canadian seaway that never materialized