Cache is a bison tube that has only a logbook. Please bring your own writing instrument to sign the logbook, and replace as found. You will be required to make a short drive to Grover Cemetery for the final.
The Desjardins Canal, named after its promoter Pierre Desjardins, was built to give Dundas, Ontario, easier access to Lake Ontario and the Great Lakes system of North America. Although a technological achievement and a short term commercial success, the canal was soon eclipsed by the railway, and Dundas by neighbouring Hamilton.
In order to make the area more attractive, Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe wished to open transportation arteries between the interior of the province and the shipping corridor provided by Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River. Not only would these support commercial services for the expanding population and economy of the new territory, they would also serve military purposes, routing traffic away from areas controlled by the United States.
The story of the area around the head of the lake during the early 19th century is one of competition between the towns of Dundas, Ancaster and Hamilton to service this increased trade and achieve economic supremacy. Each town had its unique advantages and disadvantages which might make it more or less attractive to prospective businessmen and settlers. The Desjardins Canal was the centerpiece of Dundas’ efforts to preserve its early status as the industrial hub of the area.
At the posted coords, you will encounter three information signs. Simply find the requested information and plug them in the following equation: N 43° 1A.BCD W 079° 5E.FG
A= The last digit of the year Pierre Desjardins formed a company to build a canal in Burlington
B= The year the Town Of Dundas was incorporated. Subtract 1844 from this number.
C= Add 3 to the the third digit of the year this area became known as Dundas Mills.
D= The year the government authorized the construction of a canal for Burlington. Add the last two digits together.
E= The year that Simcoe authorized a townplot in this vicinity. Take the first digit, and subtract it from the second digit
F= Add 4 to the third digit of the year the Great Western Railway was completed.
G= Dundas Branch Number add 16
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