Murray Hill and Murray Street are named after this gentleman who lived in Drummondville for a short time and was very prominent in the City of the Falls project ;
The 1000-foot long Welland Dock was built on the west side of the new channel for the use of the city of Welland and its industries. It was specially designed to allow for the easy access of railways.
The Townline Road / Rail Tunnel, running east-west beneath the new channel on the old Townline Road (Welland) was opened to automobile traffic in July 1972 and to railway traffic in February 1973.