You searched for City|State: fort erie, ontario
Showing results 1 to 4 of 4
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FPF_freedom-park_Fort-Erie-Ontario.html
From around 1830 to 1860, thousands of freedom seekers used the Underground Railroad to reach sanctuary in Canada - the "promised land". Many crossed the Niagara River from the United State to Fort Erie, including Josiah Henson and his f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FPE_fort-erie-ferry-landings_Fort-Erie-Ontario.html
Throughout the 1800s there were many ferry landings competing for business along the Niagara River. The map below is a compilation of some of these locations.
Ferry leases were granted to:
Col. John Warren Sr.,
John Warren Jr.,
Nelson Forsyth,
Ke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FPD_bertie-street-ferry-landing_Fort-Erie-Ontario.html
Over the centuries there have been many ferry landings along the Niagara River. Some were built by local merchants and some as government licenced landing points.
The longest operating ferry dock was here, near the foot of present-day Bertie Stre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FOO_conestoga-wagon-trek_Fort-Erie-Ontario.html
The border between Canada and the United States of America has witnessed many migrations of people. At two times, however, the migration was primarily from south to north. That was in the troubled days just prior to the American Revolutionary War …