McKee's Purchase
N 42° 19.695 W 081° 59.520
17T E 418268 N 4686698
A cairn marking the treaty to obtain Crown title to southwestern Ontario, 1790.
Waymark Code: WM4KE9
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/02/2008
Views: 49
Alexander McKee negotiated a treaty with the principal chiefs of the Ottawa, Potawatomi, Chippewa, and Wyandot to acquire title for the Crown to what is now Southwestern Ontario.
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Blenheim, Ontario.
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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