Dickinson's Landing, Ontario

Dickinson's Landing, Ontario
Tombstone's from Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Dickinson's Landing, now in Pioneer Memorial, Upper Canada Village

Dickinson's Landing is an underwater ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.

Families and businesses in Dickinson's Landing were moved to the new town of Ingleside before the seaway construction commenced.

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Coordinates: 44°59′36″N 74°55′30″W / 44.9934°N 74.9249°W / 44.9934; -74.9249


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