Welland Ontario Book 1 In Colour Photos: Saving Our History One Photo At A Time

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Welland Ontario Book 1 In Colour Photos: Saving Our History One Photo At A TimeISBN13:9781535428439ISBN10:1535428430Author:Raue, Barbara (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Welland Is Located In The Centre Of Niagara Within A Half-Hour, Residents Can Travel To Niagara Falls, Niagara-On-The-Lake, St Catharines, Port Colborne Or Buffalo It Has Been Traditionally Known As The Place Where Rails And Water Meet, Referring To The Railways From Buffalo To Toronto And Southwestern Ontario, And The Waterways Of The Welland Canal And Welland River, Which Played A Great Role In The City's Development The City Is Separated By The Welland River And Welland Canal Which Links Lake Erie And Lake Ontario The City Was First Settled In 1788 By United Empire Loyalists Welland, Because Of Its Proximity To The Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Station At Niagara Falls, Was Historically Known For Its Steel, Automotive, And Textile Industries Manufacturing Firms Were The Biggest Employers In Welland, With Companies Like Union Carbide, United Steel, Plymouth Cordage Company, Three Drop Forges, A Cotton Mill, And The Atlas Steel Company, As Well As General Manufacturing Plants, Influencing The Shaping Of Early Welland The Plymouth Cordage Company Was The First Major Industrial Company To Open A Plant In Welland In 1906 It Was A Rope Making Company With Headquarters In Plymouth, Massachusetts; It Became The Largest Manufacturer Of Rope And Twine In The World Plymouth Binder Twine Was Popular Among Farmers To Package Farm Crops Such As Grass, Wheat And Straw, And Was The Inspiration For The Naming Of The Plymouth Brand Of Automobiles First Produced In 1928 Many Workers Who Relocated To Welland From The Company's Operations In Plymouth Were Of Italian Origin To Minimise The Potential Effects Of Cultural And Language Barriers, Plymouth Cordage Sent Four Foremen To Welland: One Was Italian, One Was French, One Was German And One Was English Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2016-08-07Weight:0.28 lbsDimensions:0.16'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:62Language:English

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