Rideau Canal
World Heritage
Canada
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The Rideau Canal is a magnificent construction of the early 19th century, covering the Rideau and Cataraqui Rivers, stretching 202 kilometers from Ottawa south to the port of Kingston on Lake Ontario. It was built primarily for strategic military purposes, as Britain and the United States competed for control of the region. The canal was one of the first canals designed for steam-powered ships and also featured a series of fortifications. It is the best-preserved still-water canal in North America, demonstrating the large-scale application of this European technology. It is the only canal from the early 19th century North American canal-building era to remain on its original route, with much of its structure intact.
# 19th century
# Fortifications
# Strategic Military
# Steam powered ships
# North America
# Stillwater Canal
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