Carillon Canal

Carillon Canal
Downstream entrance of the original Carillon Canal
LocationQuebec, Canada
Nearest citySaint-André-d'Argenteuil
Coordinates45°34′02″N 74°22′45″W / 45.56722°N 74.37917°W / 45.56722; -74.37917
Built1830
Governing bodyParks Canada
WebsiteOfficial website

The Carillon Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec. It preserves the historic Carillon Canal that was first built in the 1830s to facilitate travel on the Ottawa River. It is a prominent heritage site and recreation area, visited annually by 20,000 pleasure boaters and 30,000 people who use its riverside park.[1]

In addition to the original canal itself, other items of historical interest are:

  • the remains of lock No. 1, built between 1830 and 1833
  • the superintendent's and toll collector's houses
  • the jetty of the second canal built between 1873 and 1882
  • the Carillon Barracks, currently housing the Regional Argenteuil Museum.
  1. ^ "Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Cultural Heritage". Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-09.