Title

Road to the Ferry Landing Canadian Side

Date

ca 1827 (original)

ca 1975 (reproduction)

Creator

Campbell, Donna Marie

Extent

28.13 x 22.72 cm

Is Part Of

Watercolour Collection

Description

Lower Niagara River ;

en-CA Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation Government of Canada Local Initiatives Grant AK 2403-9 1974 - 1975 ; Artistic recreation based on the orignal by James Cockburn at the Royal Ontario Museum Toronto ; Research by George Seibel ; "The road built by Clark and Street in 1825 cost $5,000 and was paved with cobble stones. It had a hairpin bend two thirds of the way down. This bend remains today much as it was when built, the stone retaining wall is there but the cobble stones have been covered over iwth blacktop" excerpt from "Niagara Falls Canada : a History" published 1967 ;

Type

Still Image

Medium

Watercolour

Subject

Streets

Niagara Gorge

Niagara River - Lower

Location

Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=102615

locator

WC 173

Publisher

Niagara Falls Heritage Foundation

Date Created

2005-02-04

Date Modified

2005-05-03