City of Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA
City of Peterborough, Ontario, CANADA!
DATE Sept. 1, 2001
The folowing, are some links for the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.:>)
City of Peterborough
500 George St. North
Peterborough, Ontario CANADA
K9H 3R9
City Hall Switchboard - Inquiry- Reception
(705) 742-7771
City of Peterborough
Peterborough Business Directory
Peterborough Downtown directory of businesses
The County of Peterborough
Around Peterborough
The Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
The Peterborough Directory
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH
County of Peterborough Links
"Your Guide to Websites in the Kawartha Lakes Region of Ontario"
Peterborough and the Kawarthas
The Women's Health Care Centre
The Canadian Canoe Museum
Whetung Ojibwa Arts & Crafts Gallery in Curve Lake
Peterborough Transit
The Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives website
The Art Gallery of Peterborough
Peterborough County GenWeb
Otonabee Conservation
Tourism Peterborough
Please look at my City photospage
The History Of The Centennial Fountain
A centennial gift in 1967 from the Peterborough Branch
of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association and the Chamber of Commerce,
the Centennial Fountain has become a landmark, providing a unique
dimension for activities at Little Lake.
The Fountain is a testament to the engineering expertise
and civic pride so abundant in the Peterborough community.
The main jet of the Fountain reaches a height of 250 feet,
and has a flow rate of about 1900 gallons per minute.
Auxiliary jets shoot up about 60 feet.
The pumps, motors and coloured lighting are mounted
on an anchored platform, stabilized and unaffected by normal wave action.
The Centennial Fountain Trust fund has been established as a means
to ensure the Fountain remains one of the area's premier tourist attractions.
Peterborough City Council covers annual operating and basic maintenance
costs and the Centennial Fountain Trust fund ensures that longer term
requirements can be achieved.
The Peterborough Lift Lock
FACTS
� The famous Lock is in the heart of Peterborough
and during the summer there are boat trips over the Lock
daily from George Street Wharf.
� The Lock is part of the Trent Waterways System linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay.
� It is the highest hydraulic lift in the world - 65 feet.
� Approximate weight of the water in each chamber is 1,300 tons.
� Chamber dimensions - 140 feet long, 33 feet wide and 9 feet 10 inches deep.
� Excavation work started in 1896 and when the Lock was completed in 1904
it had cost $500,000.00.
***NOTE***I do not take credit for the above descriptions
of the Fountain and Lift locks.
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The City of Peterborough Map
Peterborough hotels, guest houses, bed & breakfasts, (UK)
Traveller's World - Peterborough
Peterborough & District Branch of CAMRACAMRA is a founder member of the European Beer Consumers Union
Peterborough United F.C. Official WebSite, UK
Peterborough Evening Telegraph
IC Peterborough: A Guide to the City of Peterborough, England
This is a post card from 1969
River Nene.......The Cathedral & Bishop's Road Gardens
Bridge Street.......The Cathedral West Front.
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Peterborough Town Library's Internet
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