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unusual facts about Welland River



Battle of Cook's Mills

General Gordon Drummond had lifted the Siege of Fort Erie on 21 September 1814, and withdrew to a strong defensive position at Fort Chippawa on the north bank of Chippawa Creek.

Ontario Highway 406

Soon after, it crosses the Welland River and then the former channel of the canal, which was replaced by the current Welland By-Pass in the 1970s.


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Niagara Parkway

When the First Welland Canal was opened in 1829, the Niagara Road became a towpath for vessels exiting the Welland River.