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Short text from the book "The History Of The County Of Welland" by the Welland Tribune Printing House, about the British Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada (later known as the Nathaniel Dett Chapel). Located in Niagara Falls, then part of Welland…

An obituary from the October 3, 1905 edition of the Welland Tribune and Peoples Press about Burr Plato, who died September 27, 1905. He was an escaped slave who fled to Niagara through the Underground Railroad. In 1886 he was elected councillor for…

An obituary from the June 2, 1903 edition of the Welland Tribune and Peoples Press about Charles Davis. He was an escaped slave from Maryland who settled in Niagara Falls, then part of Welland County. It states he was a respected and prominent…

Black and white photographic print of construction of the Fourth Welland Canal, near Welland, c. 1930-1932.

Black and white photographic print showing construction on the Fourth Welland Canal, c. 1927-1932.

Black and white photographic print showing construction on the Fourth Welland Canal, c. 1927-1932.

Black and white photographic print showing construction on the Fourth Welland Canal, digging out for locks, c. 1927-1932.

Black and white photographic print showing construction on the Fourth Welland Canal, July 5, 1923.

Plan attached to the deed of Ontario Iron and Steel Company to Page-Hersey Iron Tube and Lead Company, Welland, ON

Black and white photograph on board a dredge ship as it works on the Fourth Welland Canal, c. 1930-1932.