Article ID: CBB109945092

Navigation and Waterpower: Adaptation and Technology on Canadian Canals (2003)

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Pauline Desjardins (Author)


IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology
Volume: 29
Issue: 1
Pages: 21-47


Publication Date: 2003
Edition Details: THEME ISSUE: WATERPOWER, THE LACHINE CANAL, AND THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF MONTREAL
Language: English

Canals in Canadian industrial history are best known for their contribution to transportation. With the exception of the Lachine Canal in Montreal, however, their role as a source of power for driving industrial machinery is less well known. Canal-based waterpower was an important catalyst for industrialization in several regions of Canada following the 1844 decision of the Board of Works of the United Canadas to lease surplus canal water for power generation. The board's decision was later extended to all potential waterpower sites created by the construction of public works. Discussion centers on the extent of water- power generation on the canals associated with the St. Lawrence River and Niagara escarpment, their influence, and the spatial organization of the hydraulic sites resulting from the modification of navigation canals for power generation, including the construction of weirs and races around the locks. How improvements in waterwheel efficiency enabled manufacturers to get the maximum power from canal-side waterpower locations is also covered. [2006 Vogel Prize winner]

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Article Terry S. Reynolds (2003) Introduction: Waterpower, the Lachine Canal, and the Industrial Development of Montreal. IA. The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology (pp. 3-5). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Passfield, Robert W.
Parrinello, Giacomo
Roberta Wingerson
Robert L. Johnson
Gray Fitzsimons
Zumbrägel, Christian
Concepts
Industrial archaeology
Hydroelectric power
Water power
Canals
Industrial Development
Buildings, Industrial
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Canada
United States
Lachine Canal
Italy
Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
New England (U.S.)
Institutions
Robbins
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