— 1794 —
On this site a blockhouse was constructed in 1794 by order of Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe. He planned to establish here a small naval arsenal which would form a link in the defences of Upper Canada's western frontier and also draw the Indian trade from Detroit. The post was garrisoned by a detachment of the Queen's Rangers, and two gunboats were built; but by 1797 it was abandoned. In 1798 the province's Administrator, Peter Russell, had the blockhouse moved to Sandwich to serve as the Western District's court-house and gaol.| HM Number | HM1CP9 |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 1:46pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 402591 N 4695593 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.40653333, -82.18373333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 24.392', W 82° 11.024' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 24' 23.52" N, 82° 11' 1.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 845, 914 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 59-99 Tecumseh Pkwy, Chatham-Kent ON N7M 4L5, CA |
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