The Trent Canal
1833
Text from the plaque
In 1833 the Legislature of Upper Canada authorized improvements to the waterways of the Newcastle District, the first of which was a wooden lock here in Bobcaygeon. Three years later the first funds were appropriated for the opening of the waterway via the Trent River and the Kawartha Lakes to link Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe (and later with Georgian Bay). This system was intended to open up the interior of the province, and to promote agriculture, lumbering and commerce.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The City of Kawartha Lakes
In Bobcaygeon, on the north bank of the canal,
east of the Bolton Street swing bridge
N 44 32.289 W 78 32.679
Recorded April 2009. Check current access before visiting.