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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPJ_castle-balfour_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
Castle Balfour, built for Sir James Balfour of Glenawley by about 1620, was one of many castles designed to secure the plantation in Ulster during the 17th century. It is of the Scottish-style strong house type, identifiable by such characteristic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CPI_tecumseh_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
On this site, Tecumseh, a Shawnee Chief, who was an ally of the British during the War of 1812, fought against American forces on October 4, 1813. Tecumseh was born in 1768 and became an important organizer of native resistance to the spread of wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CP9_chatham-blockhouse_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
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 I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CP6_skirmish-at-mccraes-house_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
During the American occupation of the lower Thames, this house was used as a base for U.S. troops. In mid-December 1813, the house was occupied by 39 officers and men of the 26th Regiment led by Lieutenant Larwill.
At the same time, a group of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CP4_first-nations-encampment-thomas-mccrae-farm_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
Thomas McCrae was an early settler, innkeeper, and political figure in Raleigh Township along the Thames River. He served as a captain and company commander in the Kent Militia and was present at the capture of Fort Detroit. Family tradition relat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COO_skirmish-at-mccraes-house_Chatham-Kent-ON.html
Following the defeat of the British at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, American forces controlled the Thames Valley west of Moraviantown. In early December a detachment of 3 officers and 36 men of the American 26th Regiment establishe…