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HUB OF THE RIDEAU

Hub of the Rideau is much more than an account of the history of South Crosby Township, Leeds County, Ontario. Using diaries and records of surveyors, lockmasters, merchants and farmers, author Susan Warren has pieced together glimpses of the lives of the people who founded and created the communities of South Crosby Township.

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HUB OF THE RIDEAU: A HISTORY OF SOUTH CROSBY TOWNSHIP
The Canadian Northern Railway crossed the Rideau Canal at Chaffey's Lock in 1911. Although the railway line has been abandoned, the bridge remains intact today. Credit: Lockmaster's House Museum, Chaffey's Lock See larger photo sample
A view from the lowest lock at Jones Falls, on the Rideau Canal, early in the 20th century. Hotel Kenney lies at the other end of the bridge, across Whitefish Lake. Credit: Hotel Kenney Collection See larger photo sample
A sailboat rises from Sand Lake to Opinicon Lake in Davis Lock (sometimes called Foster's Lock) on the Rideau Canal, c. 1880. Credit: National Archives of Canada See larger photo sample
Steamboats were an attractive mode of travel on the Rideau Canal. Here passengers leave the steamer Rideau King at Chaffey's Lock. Credit: Lockmaster's House Museum, Chaffeys Lock See larger photo sample