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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HII_british-army-river-crossing-to-dolsens-landing_Chatham-Kent-Ontario.html
Upon sighting American war ships at the mouth of the Thames River on October 1, 1813, the British Army boarded scows and bateaux near this site. One by one, the boats and their cargo were pulled across the river to their next encampment site at Do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CP7_british-army-river-crossing-to-dolsens-landing_Chatham-Kent-Ontario.html
Upon sighting American war ships at the mouth of the Thames River on October 1, 1813, the British Army boarded scows and bateaux near this site. One by one, the boats and their cargo were pulled across the river to their next encampment site at Do…
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/HM1COS_heinolds-first-and-last-chance-saloon_Oakland-CA.html
Two plaques are placed on Heinold's First & Last Chance Saloon.aboveNational Register of Historic Places
Heinolds' First and Last Chance Saloonin continuous operation on this sitesince 1883 and closely associated with the famous author Jack Lon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COR_jack-london_Oakland-CA.html
Oakland's famed native son was the noted author of "The Call of the Wild", "The Sea Wolf" and "South Sea Tales". He was at various times a sailor, Alaskan gold miner, salmon fisher and longshoreman.
For a time he was politically involved in mak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1COP_jack-londons-cabin_Oakland-CA.html
In 1968 Russ Kingman, an area businessman with a passion for Jack London, headed an expedition to the Alaskan wilderness to authenticate a tiny cabin discovered in the woods on the north fork of Henderson Creek. The cabin was said to be the locati…
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…