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Tower Information .(09-2007)
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Campbellford - Ontario
 Northcumberland County. Photo © Bill Patterson

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Area Information
Location: After the American Revolution ended in 1783, European settlement of the Trent Valley began. In 1791, Upper Canada (Ontario) was established and divided into 19 counties. Northumberland County was named for the county in England which contained similar geographic features with rolling hills and valleys. Eager to settle Upper Canada, the British government offered land grants to retiring army and navy officers. In 1831, two Scottish-born brothers, Lieut.-Col. Robert Campbell and Major David Campbell were granted 2200 acres of land in Seymour Township. Here, at Campbell’s Ford, a settlement developed because it was the calmest and shallowest stretch of the river.

 

Trent-Severn Waterway. In 1837, money was set aside to build the section of the canal from the mouth of the Trent to Percy landing. Many years passed before the canal was fully navigable. On July 26, 1918, the first boat from Lake Ontario reached Orillia. The Trent-Severn Waterway took almost ninety years to build at a cost of $24 million. The system contains remarkable feats of engineering such as the height of the Healey Falls lift which required 3 locks together. The Trent-Severn Waterway was planned as a commercial venture to move wheat from the prairies to Lake Ontario and Montreal but by the time it was completed, grain was being moved other ways. The Trent Canal never developed into the commercial enterprise envisioned by its founders. The 240 mile waterway with 42 locks is basically a tourist attraction used by pleasure craft now. Campbellford BIA
 
 
 
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