Opening
When it opened on 22 February 1819 a general holiday was called and crowds of spectators, reportedly 60,000, gathered to watch the first boats, a flotilla of 10 arrive from Tinsley. Within the flotilla was one barge of coal brought from Handsworth Colliery - the first cargo to travel the canal.
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Famous quotes containing the word opening:
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
““If you do!” She was opening the door wider.
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I’ll follow and bring you back by force. I will!””
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