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Great Lakes water route busiest in world during war effort
Inland Canada and United States canals carry coal, grain, ore, oil, paints and more to support the UN war effort. Ships move between Lake Superior and Huron, and the Welland Canal sees peak traffic as freighters traverse every night. A raised railway bridge over the Welland facilitates freighter passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Canada
U. S
United Nations
Erie
Buffalo
Toronto
Seo
Breadbanker
Midland
Collingwood
Hamilton
Conneaut
Sarnia
Kingston
Montréal
Cornwall
Sault Ste. Marie
Lakes Superior
Huron
Welland Canal
Lakes Erie
Ontario
C. S. Robinson
Lake Superior
Cornell
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