CNHP - Talbot Settlement, Fingal, Ontario
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Keldar5
N 42° 38.406 W 081° 21.966
17T E 469986 N 4720914
A cairn with a plaque with information about the forming of the Talbot Settlement.
Waymark Code: WMR2FZ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/02/2016
Views: 5
From www.pc.gc.ca website:
Near the cliff was the log-hut residence for almost 50 years of the Honourable Colonel Thomas Talbot, who on 21st May, 1803, began there the Talbot settlement. From here in 1809-1811, Mahlon Burwell surveyed and laid out Talbot Road east and west, for years the longest and best road in the Province. In the War of 1812, Talbot was Colonel in command of the London district. On 10th August, 1812, Brock's expedition encamped on the Beach on its way to the capture of Detroit and Hull's army. Enemy forces repeatedly raided the settlement and about 20th September, 1814, burnt Talbot's mills and Burwell's buildings at Port Talbot.
From the provincial plaque site:
Plaque Text
The settlement begun in May 1803 by Thomas Talbot was despite the controversial practices of its founder one of the most successful in Upper Canada. Major roads were constructed throughout the settlement and by a system of close and personal control Talbot managed effectively to keep out land speculators and secure hard-working settlers. His extensive powers eventually brought him into conflict with the Executive Council which in 1837 transferred control of settlement in the vast territory between Norfolk county and Amherstburg to the Crown Lands Commissioner.
Classification: National Historic Person
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: On a pull-off on the south side of Fingal Line (Road 16) 3.3 km west of Iona Road (Road 14)
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: Not listed
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