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Fort Malden Points of Interest · Fort Malden Points d'int?r?t
(1) Visitor Centre1939Centre d'accueil1939
(2) Military Pensioner's Cottagecirca 1851 (Restoration)Maison des pensionn militairesvers 1851 (b?timent restaur?)
(3)Earthwo…
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Privy
The foundations in front of you are from a communal privy (toilet) for enlisted men and their families that stood here in 1840. The women and children had a small room - the soldiers made do with an open structure offering no privacy (in …
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Brick Officers' Guard Roomand Staff Sergeant's Quarters(1839)
Poste de garde des officiers enbriques et quartiers du sergentde l'etat-major (1839)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CM0_connection-to-town_Amherstburg-ON.html
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 o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLZ_strategic-location_Amherstburg-ON.html
Strategic Location
A deepwater channel between here and Boblo Island brings ships close to shore, a fact dramatically illustrated when a north-bound lake freighter passes by. This was why Fort Amerstburg was originally located here - cannon on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLT_boblo-island_Amherstburg-ON.html
Boblo Island
For many centuries the island you see in front of you was used for hunting and fishing by First Nations people. Called ?le aux Bois Blancs by the French, Boblo Island's key location made it a site for blockhouses during the War of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLJ_the-site-over-time_Amherstburg-ON.html
The Site Over Time
Today the site looks very different than it would have 170 years ago, when Fort Malden was at its height. Almost all the buildings from that period have been lost, and most of the ditch and wall that encircled the fort is gon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLI_fort-defences_Amherstburg-ON.html
Fort Defences
In front of you is a recreated piece of the fort's palisade, a vertical wall of sharpened logs. This wall surrounded the fort, linking the four diamond-shaped corner projections, called bastions. Around each bastion, the palisade …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLF_indian-council-house_Amherstburg-ON.html
Indian Council House
Two hundred years ago a small building stood about 100 metres north of here, close to the water's edge. This was where meetings took place between the representatives of the British government and those of the First Nations…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLC_pensioners-cottage_Amherstburg-ON.html
Pensioner's Cottage
This cottage was built in the early 1850s for a retired soldier and his family. About 85 of these homes were constructed just east of the Fort, and leased at a modest rate to veteran soldiers in return for light military dut…