Allanburg is a quiet historic hamlet in central Thorold, strung along the point where Highway 20 crosses the Welland Canal at the vertical-lift Allanburg Bridge. It marks the spot where the first sod of the Welland Canal was turned in November 1824, launching the waterway that reshaped the Niagara Peninsula. Surrounded by farmland, it keeps a rural, low-key character while remaining a familiar canal crossing for shipping and travellers alike.
Known for
- Allanburg Bridge (vertical-lift canal bridge)
- site of the 1824 Welland Canal sod-turning ceremony
- Highway 20 crossing of the Welland Canal
- rural farmland hamlet
- First Welland Canal history