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Thursday, September 18, 2025
Exploring History: The dock area, circa 1862
A blueprint plan of the dock area in the Old Town area of Niagara-on-the-Lake that was created by the Bank of Upper Canada.

Here is a blueprint plan of the dock area in the Old Town area of Niagara-on-the-Lake that was created by the Bank of Upper Canada. Blueprints are fun because they provide details on the business and street names from that time period. The section of the blueprint we are focusing on here is the area where the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company buildings and the businesses that supported them were located. We see the storehouse, railcar shop, carpenter and blacksmith shops, foundries, drying sheds and more. Archives like this can help us to understand how this area of town was a hub of economic activity for the town before the dock company disbanded. Most of these buildings no longer exist, but some of the homes of the workers do, as well as the remnants of the train engine turntable.

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