Historic site in Ontario has a 'whispering' dam that's almost 200 years old

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In the early 1830s, two ambitious minds, Thomas McKay and John Redpath, yes - the same Redpath as Redpath Sugar, Canada's oldest food company found...

, Canada's oldest food company founded in 1854, took on the challenge of taming the wild rapids of Jones Falls inSpanning more than 100 metres across and 20 metres high, the Stone s Arch Dam at Jones Falls has been standing strong for nearlyAlso called the"whispering dam," visitors can stand at one end and catch whispers drifting across from the other side.

These locks, the Long Island Locks of the Rideau Canal, surpass any previously constructed by British Engineers and boast significant water pressure due to their 15-foot depth.The historic Long Bridge serves as the main gateway to the Jones Falls Lockstation.

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