Port Colborne, ON: Lost Grand Trunk Grain Elevator

(Satellite, Marine Recycling Corporation now occupies the land)

Historical Niagara posted four photos with the comment: 

Love to find out more about this Photo...Says Port Colborne Lift elevator  3rd Welland canal 1908-1920.. any idea the company name or where this was ? Interesting ship there as well... ****UPDATE**** thanks to Brian Westhouse  and Paula McLaren for info on this..

The Grand Trunk Grain Elivator was on the East side now part of Marine Recycling.

Built in the Mid to later 1800s it was removed in the 1930s to make way for the new 4th canal  ..The Ship is believed to be the Winona built in 1906 and Sank in 1956 on its way to Japan with a load of logs ...This is what's great is having fantastic followers who can add to the History ...will update more authentic info gets added.

[Some comments indicate that the elevator was probably removed in the early 1920s when the Welland Canal was widened.]

William Dale Robinson: Grain did indeed flow from Port Colborne (Dominion Elevator) to Port Dalhousie by rail. After loading to deep draft in the Lakehead or Chicago, Great grandfather Capt. C.E. Robinson would sail to Port Colborne on vessels (such as the steamer IROQUOIS), lighten up to make canal transit, reload once again to deep in Port Dalhousie, and then sail off to Lake Ontario ports such as Kingston.

Brian R Maghran shared with the comment: "Interesting photo, anyone have a clue what ship this may be? I'm guessing the picture is too fuzzy, and that the ships too numerous back then to narrow it down."

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Paula McLaren commented on the above post
Brian Westhouse: Paula McLaren The Grand Trunk owned the Welland Railway, which was on the east side of the canal.

Brian Westhouse commented on Paula's comment
Postcard in my collection postmarked 1907.

Brian Westhouse commented on his comment

1916 map showing the location of the GTR. The track on the east side of the canal got pushed back when the canal was widened in the 1920's.

The Grand Trunk station was on the east side of the canal. Although it later became the CNR station, an new station was built on the west side of the canal.

Brian Westhouse commented on the above post
Canadian Railway And Marine World magazine, March 1910.
Brian Martin: Brian Westhouse obviously the Georgian Bay canal idea died once they realized the cost of digging through so many miles of hard rock country.