page_title: Cornwall Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Cornwall Canal
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial View of Lock 18 area in 1920. Original caption&#58; "SHCC016a: Aerial View of Lock 18 area in 1920. The Howard Smith Paper Co. and Lock 18 are centered in this 1920 aerial view. The NY Central Bridge over the canal and St. Lawrence River is to the right."
context_page_description: The Cornwall Canal was built by the British government of Canada to bypass a troublesome rapids hindering navigation on the St. Lawrence at Cornwall, Ontario begun in 1834 it was completed in 1843.
context_section_description: The Cornwall Canal was built by the British government of Canada to bypass a troublesome rapids hindering navigation on the St. Lawrence at Cornwall, Ontario begun in 1834 it was completed in 1843.
caption: This aerial photo, from 1920, shows the canal paralleling the Saint Lawrence River.
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