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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14AP_freedom-park_Fort-Erie-ON.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 family, who…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13GU_the-burning-of-st-davids-1814_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
On July 18th, 1814, during the final American campaign on the Niagara frontier, Major-General Peter B. Porter sent a detachment of militia from the United States encampment at Queenston to attack St. Davids. This force, commanded by Lieutenant-Col…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13FB_headquarters-of-derottenberg_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
HeadquartersofDeRottenberg1812
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OG_balls-grist-mill_Lincoln-ON.html
By 1809 John and George Ball had constructed a four-storey grist-mill here on Twenty Mile Creek. Equipped with two run of stones, the mill provided flour for British Troops during the War of 1812. It was expanded during the 1840's and by the end o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12NO_ruth-redmond_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
Ruth Redmond was a teacher at nearby Stamford Collegiate from 1926 to 1967. In 1954, Miss Redmond began purchasing properties that were adjacent to her home here on the north side of Lundy's Lane. This valuable land was part of the Lundy's Lane…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12NN_grimsby-1812-bicentennial-gazebo_Grimsby-ON.html
We dedicate this gazebo to the Grimsby 1812 Bicentennial Peace Garden and to the residents of Grimsby, In commemoration of 200 years of peace between Canada and the United States. The design of the gazebo was inspired by elements of Fort George…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12MI_grimsby-1812-bicentennial-flagpole_Grimsby-ON.html
We dedicate this flagpole to theGrimsby 1812 Bicentennial peace gardenin honour of the "Encounter at the Forty"at this site on June 8, 1813, a turning point inthe War of 1812 by the United States and the British.Also, to celebrate 200 years of pea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12HX_decou-house-monument_Thorold-ON.html
DeCou's Stone House1812 -1950 This house of Captain John DeCou (the name was variously spelled by his relatives and descendants and latterly as DeCew) was the Headquarters of the British outpost under Lieut. James Fitzgibbon to which came Laura…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12F2_the-field-house_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
One of the oldest brick houses in Ontario, this handsome Georgian structure was built about 1800. Originally a farm house, it was the home of Gilbert Field (1765-1815), a United Empire Loyalist who was in possesion of the land by 1790. During the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12EP_engagement-at-the-forty_Grimsby-ON.html
[English Text]: Engagement at the Forty Here at the Forty Mile Creek, on 8th June, 1813, American forces, retreating after the Battle of Stoney Creek, were bombarded by a British flotilla under Sir James Lucas Yeo. Indians and groups of the 4t…
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