Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Rideau Canal' has mentioned 'Construction' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| Contents 1 History 1.1 Plan 1.2 Construction 1.3 Commercial use 1.4 Current use 1.5 Construction deaths 1.6 Recognition 2 Waterway 2.1 Locks 2.1.1 Rideaumax 2.2 Blockhouses 2.3 Commissariat Building 3 Skateway 3.1 Preparation and maintenance 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External links | WIKI |
| To protect against such an attack in the future, the British began construction of a number of defences including Citadel Hill, La Citadelle, and Fort Henry. | WIKI |
| Construction[edit] | WIKI |
| The construction of the canal was supervised by Lieutenant-Colonel John By of the Royal Engineers. | WIKI |
| Private contractors such as future sugar refining entrepreneur John Redpath, Thomas McKay, Robert Drummond, Thomas Phillips, Andrew White[10] and others were responsible for much of the construction, and the majority of the actual work was done by thousands of Irish and French-Canadian labourers. | WIKI |
| The final cost of the canal's construction was xc2xa3822,804 when all the costs, including land acquisition, were accounted for (January 1834). | WIKI |
| Construction deaths[edit] | WIKI |
| As many as one thousand of the workers died during the construction of the canal. | WIKI |
| A plaque was erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board at Jones Falls Lockstation commemorating Lieutenant Colonel John By, Royal Engineer, the superintending engineer in charge of the construction of the Rideau Canal. | WIKI |
| Since World War I and the construction of more extensive rail lines into rural Ontario, only pleasure craft make use of the Rideau Canal. | WIKI |
| The Rideau Canal has fulfilled its original dynamic function as an operating waterway without interruption since its construction. | UNESCO |