Connection to Town

Fort Malden (originally called Fort Amherstburg) was the anchor of the town, which grew to the south. In this view, you are looking past the parade grounds of the fort (now a park) down Dalhousie Street towards the location of the naval dockyard. Over the years, much of the economic activity of the town of Amherstburg was generated by the need to feed, supply and amuse several hundred soldiers and their families.

Entries from an 1810 account book kept by a local merchant reveal the kinds of purchases military men might make in the town - everything from gun flints to blankets.

Liens avec la ville

Le fort Malden (appel? ? l'origine fort Amherstburg) ?tait la pierre angulaire de la ville, qui s'agrandit vers le sud. De cette perspective, vous regardez au-del? de la place d'armes du fort (maintenant un parc) en descendant la rue Dalhousie vers l'emplacement du chantier naval. ? une certaine ?poque, la plupart des activit ?conomiques de la ville d'Amherstburg visaient ? nourrir, approvisionner et amuser plusieurs centaines de soldats et leurs familles.

Les entr?es d'un livre de comptes datant de 1810 tenu par un marchand local r?v?lent les types d'achats que les militaires auraient pu faire dans le village - un peu de tout, de pierres ? fusil ? des couvertures.

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