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Walt Whitman: By Blue Ontario's Shore

By Blue Ontario's ShorePart 1By blue Ontario's shore, As I mused of these warlike days and of peace return'd, and the dead that return no more, A Phantom gigantic superb, with stern…

Ontario County, NY Social Statistics

Ontario county new york dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school26,901100.0Nursery school,…

Ontario County, NY Economic Statistics

Ontario county new york dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over77,820100.0In labor force53,23868.4Civilian…

Ontario County, NY Housing Statistics

Ontario county new york dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units42,647100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached27,82165.21-unit,…

Mulock, Sir William

(Encyclopedia) Mulock, Sir William, 1844–1944, Canadian statesman and jurist, b. Ontario. A lawyer, he served (1882–1905) as a Liberal in the House of Commons. As postmaster general (1896–1905) in…

Rideau Canal

(Encyclopedia) Rideau CanalRideau Canalrēdōˈ, rēˈdō [key], 126 mi (203 km) long, S Ont., Canada, connecting the Ottawa River at Ottawa with Lake Ontario at Kingston. The canal, which has 47 locks,…

Trent Canal

(Encyclopedia) Trent Canal, waterway system, 240 mi (386 km) long, S Ont., Canada, connecting Lake Ontario, from the Bay of Quinte, with Lake Huron at Georgian Bay; built 1833–48. It utilizes the…

Niagara, river, United States and Canada

(Encyclopedia) NiagaraNiagaranīăgˈrə [key], river, 34 mi (55 km) long, issuing from Lake Erie between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ont., Canada. It flows north around Grand Island and over Niagara…

Oswego, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) OswegoOswegoŏswēˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 19,195), seat of Oswego co., N central N.Y., on Lake Ontario and the Oswego River; founded 1722, inc. as a city 1848. The largest U.S. port…

Georgian Bay

(Encyclopedia) Georgian Bay, large northeastern extension of Lake Huron, S Ont., Canada, separated from Lake Huron by Manitoulin Island and by the Bruce Peninsula; Lucas Channel is its chief…