Transportation
The canal connecting Lake Champlain with the St. Lawrence River for navigation was proposed in 1785. Work began in 1831, and excavation reached Chambly before the undertaking was suspended in 1835. Construction resumed in 1841, the locks at Chambly were completed, and the canal opened to navigation in 1843.
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