Historic Figure - William Hamilton Merritt
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
N 43° 09.254 W 079° 14.767
17T E 642599 N 4779435
Visit the plaque dedicated to this great man of Niagara
Waymark Code: WM19YG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member skrabut
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If anyone conquered Niagara, William Hamilton Merritt did! He not only made it possible for shipping to bypass the cataracts of the Niagara River but also planned and promoted the successful building of the first bridge across the great Niagara chasm. His Welland Canal opened in 1829; the first bridge to span the Niagara gorge opened in 1849.

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