Old Combined Lock 28, 29 & 30 plaque, Smiths Falls

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Located near the locks on the Smiths Falls Heritage Trail.

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The plaque reads: "The Combined Locks, also known as Foster's Locks, were named after a well-known businessman, Adam Foster. During the the 1960's there was discussion in the municipality to install an electronically operated single lock just upstream from the Combined Locks, and then to destroy these locks, which had been in place for over a century. Fortunately, in the early 1970's, a decision was made to build the new combined locks, which were the only automated and deepest locks on the Rideau Canal system, while at the same time preserving the old locks as a part of our heritage."

The original 3-lift manual system known as the Old Combined Lock 28, 29 & 30 was built by Lt. Col. John By in 1829.

For further information see:

Ken W. Watson. A history of the Rideau lockstations. Smith Falls, Ont. : Friends of the Rideau, 2000.

Glenn J. Lockwood. "Smiths Falls: A Social History of the Men and Women in a Rideau Canal Community 1794-1994." Smiths Falls: Corporation of the Town of Smiths Falls, 1994.

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