Shubenacadie Canal
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The Shubenacadie Canal is a canal in central Nova Scotia, Canada. It links Halifax Harbour with the Bay of Fundy by way of the Shubenacadie River and Shubenacadie Grand Lake. Begun in 1826, it was not
View of Shubenacadie Canal in Shubie Park.
View of Grand Lake, part of the Shubenacadie Canal system, from just above Lock 5
Partially restored lock
Frog war
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A frog war occurs when one private railway company attempts to cross the tracks of another, and this results in hostilities between the two railways. It is named after the frog, the piece of track tha
Shubenacadie Canal
…the Waverley draw bridge over the canal with a fixed bridge blocked canal steamships and severely limited canal traffic, a conflict related to the frog wars which plagued rival railways crossings. A final blow was a takeover by the Town of Dartmouth of the Dartmouth Lakes for the city's water supply which…
The frog, a component of a railway switch, lent its name to a series of battles for railroad dominance in the 19th century.