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The turbine is powered by water from the pond above DeCew Falls as it falls through a penstock to the turbine. Across from the mill and turbine shed is a reconstruction of the sawmill that once was part of the site. The sawmill was powered by its own turbine.
Morningstar died in 1933 and his family operated the mill after his death. In 1983, the property was purchased by the City of St. Catharines. [5] In 1992, Friends of Morningstar Mill was founded by volunteers with the intention of restoring the gristmill to working order, [7] successfully completing the project within that same year. [3]
The Decew Falls, Niagara Escarpment, St. Catharines. Lake Gibson is not a natural feature, but rather an artificially created reservoir. Township maps from the latter half of the 19th century show a meandering stream flowing through this area (Beaverdams Creek) and plunging over the Niagara Escarpment at Decew Falls. [5]
On August 25, 1898, power was sent twenty seven miles from DeCew Falls, St. Catharines, using water from the old Welland Canal. New industries, such as the forerunners of the Steel Co. of Canada and Canadian Westinghouse, were attracted here by the cheaper, more efficient power.
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Map depicting the St. Catharines electoral district in 2005. At the provincial level, St. Catharines is well known for electing high-profile members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Jim Bradley was the Member of Provincial Parliament for St. Catharines from 1977 until 2018 and was Ontario's longest serving MPP. [85]
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Downtown St. Catharines is the central business district of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is defined by the city as the area between Highway 406 on the west and south, Geneva Street on the east until it reaches St. Paul Street then Welland Avenue north until it meets Niagara Street.