[DOC] [TLE] This question originally aired on December 22,... | Jeopardy ... [PAR] Category: N"TICE ME! Question: Opened in 1829, the Welland Canal was built 
to circumvent these falls on the Canada-U.S. border. Answer: Niagara Falls [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east-west, cross-state 
route of the New ... The canal fostered a population surge in western New York 
and opened .... locks which took boats 4,500 feet (1,400 m) past the Potomac 
Great Falls. ..... railroad ferrying runaway slaves to Buffalo near the CanadaUS 
border. [DOC] [TLE] Saint Lawrence Seaway - Wikipedia [PAR] The Saint Lawrence Seaway is a system of locks, canals and channels in 
Canada and the United States that ... The First Welland Canal, constructed from 
18241829, had a minimum lock size of 110 ft (34 m) long, ... cutter Maple for the 
first trip through the U.S. locks that opened up the Great Lakes to ocean-going 
ships. [DOC] [TLE] Welland Canal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Ontario, Canada, connecting Lake Ontario 
and Lake Erie. Traversing the Niagara Peninsula from Port Weller to Port 
Colborne, the canal forms a key section of the St. Lawrence Seaway, enabling 
ships to ascend and descend the Niagara Escarpment and bypass Niagara Falls. 
... This canal opened for a trial run on November 30, 1829 (exactly five years,... [DOC] [TLE] Frequently Asked Questions about The Welland Canal | City of Thorold [PAR] These ships carry cargo and passengers. 2. ... It opened in November 1829 with 
39 locks and entered the Niagara River above ... The present Welland Ship 
Canal is the fourth canal to be built and was completed in 1932. .... be stopped, 
either it goes over Niagara Falls or through the Canal and the flow has to be 
regulated. [DOC] [TLE] From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea - The New York Times [PAR] Aug 19, 2016 ... Since deep draft navigation opened on the St. Lawrence in 1959, more ..... Canal 
 an engineering marvel that circumvents Niagara Falls. The first Welland Canal 
was dug between Lake Erie and Ontario in 1829. ... The ship was north of the 
United States-Canada border; it was not sailing along the border. [DOC] [TLE] Canada's Welland Canals - H-Net Reviews [PAR] The Welland Canals and Their Communities: Engineering, Industrial, and ... 
Canals have linked Lakes Ontario and Erie to circumvent the great Falls on the ... 
Since 1829, the Welland has been reconstructed three times, has been part of 
the .... He tells us twice that the Fourth Canal was officially opened in 1933 (xi 
and 4);... [DOC] [TLE] the st. lawrence seaway - Rseau de la Voie maritime [PAR] met our commitment to avoid major failures and are routinely ... a transfer to the 
Welland Canal in the late 1980s ... Seaway, which was built in the 1950s, 
coupled with the ..... to and from ports in Canada, the US, and more .... During 
unloading, these doors are opened one ... Great Lakes shipping industry and 
they fall into. [DOC] [TLE] Before the trains came - Canada Railway Times [PAR] Niagara River), its proximity to the United States, as well as its mild climate have 
... The first Welland Canal (built by William Hamilton Merritt) opened 1829 to ... 
The Great Western Railway began operations in 1853 from Niagara Falls through 
.... border towns which became rail bridge crossings on the Niagara River and... [DOC] [TLE] Great Lakes facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] These Native peoples played an instrumental role when European explorers 
came to ... Straddling the U.S.Canada boundary, today's Great Lakes watershed 
is ... the other four lakes form a partial border between the United States and 
Canada. ... A thriving pleasure-boat industry based on newly constructed canals 
on the... [DOC] [TLE] William Hamilton Merritt Monument - Niagara Greenbelt [PAR] As a founder and primary force behind the Welland Canal, Merritt had a ... Creek, 
the route originally followed by

Question: Opened in 1829, the Welland Canal was built to circumvent these falls on the Canada-U.S. border
Answer: Niagara Falls