Rideau Canal Celtic Cross
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Rideau Canal Celtic Cross
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The Rideau Canal Celtic Cross is a memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, erected to commemorate the workers and their families that died building the Rideau Canal between 1826 and 1832. The granite Celtic cross has five engraved symbols: an Irish harp; a pick and shovel; a mosquito; a wheel barrow, and an explosion. It is erected close to Lock #1, in the Colonel By Valley, below Major's Hill Park and Château Laurier Hotel. The group of volunteers who erected the cross were drawn together in 2002
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Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rideau_Canal_Celtic_Cross
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2024-01-15T09:46:34Z
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