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5 unusual facts about Smiths Falls


Douglas Wiseman

Douglas Jack Wiseman (born July 21, 1930, in Smiths Falls, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.

Rally of the Rideau Lakes

Rally of the Rideau Lakes was a rally competition held in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Roderick Rose

Roderick Rose (born Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada May 15, 1838; died Jamestown, North Dakota, September 10, 1903) was a Canadian-born American educator, lawyer, politician, and judge.

Smiths Falls

The town is on the Rideau Canal system for recreational boating, and is served by the Smiths Falls-Montague Airport for general aviation.

It was near Smiths Falls that German soldier Oberleutnant Franz von Werra jumped from a POW train and escaped to the United States, eventually reaching his homeland.


George Rykert

He was involved in an unsuccessful contract to complete a section of the Rideau Canal near the current site of Smiths Falls in 1827.


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