Woodlands, Ontario
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Woodlands 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 Woodlands were moved to the new town of Ingleside
before the seaway construction commenced.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages
The Lost Villages
The Lost Villages are ten communities in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck near Cornwall, which were permanently submerged by the creation of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1958....
, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958.
Families and businesses in Woodlands were moved to the new town of Ingleside
Ingleside, Ontario
Ingleside is a small town in Eastern Ontario, Canada.When Farran's Point was flooded as part of The Lost Villages, the businesses of Farran's Point were moved to Ingleside....
before the seaway construction commenced.