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The Rideau Canal still runs on its original route

The Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa, photographed in 2012.
The Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa, photographed in 2012. Rideau Canal Locks, Ottawa (480390) (9447371149) · Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The Rideau Canal is North America’s best-preserved slackwater canal and the only one from the great 19th-century canal-building era that still operates along its original route with most of its original structures intact. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Scope & context

The canal’s preservation and heritage status, not its construction history or military purpose.

Sources behind this record

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Rideau Canal National Historic Site ↗

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