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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSD8_original-home-of-major-f-a-tilston-v-c-armoury_Windsor-ON.html
This armoury was named after Major Fred Tilston, a true military hero of this community. Maj. Tilston, a member of the Essex Scottish, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery, for his exploits at the Battle of Hochwald Forest…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP3B_1748_Windsor-ON.html
The original crossWas erected in1748By the JesuitMissionaries— · —Was re-enacted at the Old Boys re union Aug., 1909Re-enacted and this permanent cross erected by theBorder Cities Old Boys in Aug., 1922
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP2P_the-rt-hon-herb-gray-pc-c-c-q-c_Windsor-ON.html
The Rt. Hon. Gray represented the west sideof Windsor in the House of Commonsfrom June 1962 to January 2002.He was elected thirteen consecutive times- a record - and set another record for continuous daysof service in the House of Commons- 39 year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP00_montreal-point-in-1782_Windsor-ON.html
In the year 1782 the Huron First Nation gave Montreal Point to the Diocese. The Jesuit Fathers constructed the Assumption Parish in 1787, the first Roman Catholic Parish west of Montreal, Quebec. Today the park, named Assumption, is owned and mana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOZX_jesuit-mission-to-the-hurons_Windsor-ON.html
In 1728 a mission to the Huron Indians was established near Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit) by Father Armand de la Richardie, S.J. The mission was moved to Bois Blane Island and the adjacent mainland in 1742. In 1747 it was destroyed by disaffected H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOZQ_the-underground-railroad-in-canada_Windsor-ON.html
From the early 19th century until the American Civil War, settlements along the Detroit and Niagara rivers were important terminals of the Underground Railroad. White and black abolitionists formed a heroic network dedicated to helping free and en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOZP_the-detroit-river_Windsor-ON.html
The Detroit River is unique in Canada, the United States and indeed, the world. Its shores embrace the largest metropolitan area on any international border - but rather than separating communities, the river connects them culturally and economica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOZO_hiram-walker_Windsor-ON.html
Massachusetts born, Hiram Walker had by the 1850s become a successful general merchant, distiller and grain dealer in Detroit. After Michigan adopted prohibition in 1855 he acquired land across the river in Canada where he established a distillery…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOYU_french-settlement-on-the-south-shore_Windsor-ON.html
Front - In EnglishWindsor is the oldest known site of continuous settlement in Ontario. The government of New France, anxious to increase its presence on the Detroit River, offered land agricultural settlement on the south shore in 1749. That summ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOUF_the-battle-of-windsor-1838_Windsor-ON.html
Early on December 4, 1838 a force of about 140 American and Canadian supporters of William Lyon MacKenzie crossed the river from Detroit and landed about one mile east of here. After capturing and burning a nearby militia barracks, they took posse…