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The [[Chambly_Canal|Chambly Canal]] along a part of the upper [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] helps connect the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River Saint Lawrence River] in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] in [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]] and [[New York Genealogy|New York]]. The canal and its locks allowed boats to bypass the Richelieu River rapids near Chambly and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Work began on this canal in 1831 and was completed in 1843. The canal from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Chambly is 12 miles (19 km) long.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Chambly Canal" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambly_Canal (accessed 7 June 2011).</ref>  

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] in [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] flows north from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] near the United States border about 106 miles (171 km) to Sorel-Tracy where it joins the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River Saint Lawrence River].<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Richelieu River" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River (accessed 8 June 2011).</ref>  

Indians and French settlers used the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] and recognized its strategic military importance as a probable invasion route. A series of forts were built in the 1600s and 1700s to help defend it.<ref name="waterway">Parks Canada, "Waterway History," ''Chambly Canal National Historic Site Canada'' at http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/chambly/natcul/natcul2/natcul2a.aspx (8 June 2011).</ref>  

The '''Chambly Canal''' was part of a network of canals, lakes and rivers connecting New York City to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River Saint Lawrence River] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal Montréal]. Freight such as lumber and coal could be shipped from the St. Lawrence River, up the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] and Chambly Canal to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain], and down the [[Champlain Canal]] to the Hudson River to New York City. The Hudson River is also connected to the [[Erie Canal]]. The Chambly Canal was an important part of increasing Canadian-American trade into the 20th Century. After World War I (1914-1918) freight traffic declined, but has partially been replaced since with tourist pleasure cruises.<ref name="waterway" />  

The '''Chambly Canal''' is connected to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] at the south end in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, [[Saint-Jean County, Quebec|Saint-Jean County]], and to the same river at the north end in Chambly, [[Chambly County, Quebec]].  

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richelieu_River Richelieu River] flows north out of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont%C3%A9r%C3%A9gie Montérégie] region in the far south of [[Quebec Genealogy|Quebec]] as follows:  

:*Lake Champlain ([[Clinton County, New York]], and [[Grand Isle County, Vermont Genealogy|Grand Isle]], and [[Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy|Franklin]] counties in [[Vermont Genealogy|Vermont]])  

:*[[Missisquoi County, Quebec|Missisquoi]]  

:*[[Saint-Jean County, Quebec|Saint-Jean]] (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Haut-Richelieu_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Le Haut-Richelieu])  

:*[[Iberville County, Quebec|Iberville]]  

:*[[Rouville County, Quebec|Rouville]]  

:*[[Chambly County, Quebec|Chambly]]  

:*[[Verchères County, Quebec|Verchères]]  

:*[[Saint-Hyacinthe County, Quebec|Saint-Hyacinthe]]  

:*[[Richelieu County, Quebec|Richelieu]] (now [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-De_Saurel_Regional_County_Municipality,_Quebec Pierre-De Saurel] (before 2009 Le Bas-Richelieu))  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain Lake Champlain] with connections to:  

::*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River Hudson River]  

:::*the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean Atlantic Ocean]  

:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River Saint Lawrence River]  

*[http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/qc/chambly/index.aspx Chambly Canal National Historic Site] Parks Canada

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