The Founding of Chippawa

The Founding of Chippawa (HM10M3)

Location: Niagara Falls, ON 67439 Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 3.556', W 79° 3.059'

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In 1792-94 a village grew up near Fort Chippawa on Chippawa Creek at the end of the new portage road from Queenston. In 1793 the creek was renamed the Welland River, but the village, where a post-office was opened before 1801, remained "Chippawa". It was largely destroyed 1813-14 when British and American forces fought for control of the Welland River. Portage traffic revived after the war and continued until Chippawa became an outlet for the original Welland Canal from 1829 to 1833. A horse-powered railway, the first in Upper Canada, was built to Niagara Falls in 1837-39. Chippawa was incorporated as a village in 1849, and in 1970 became part of the City of Niagara Falls.
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HM NumberHM10M3
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Placed ByArchaeological and Historic Sites Board, Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 2:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 658710 N 4769239
Decimal Degrees43.05926667, -79.05098333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.556', W 79° 3.059'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 33.36" N, 79° 3' 3.54" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8161-8229 Cummington Square E, Niagara Falls ON 67439, CA
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