"CHATHAM BLOCKHOUSE--1794--" CHATHAM
N 42° 24.394 W 082° 11.024
17T E 402591 N 4695597
This is an Ontario Historical Plaque, located in a well kept park.
Waymark Code: WM6GK3
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/01/2009
Views: 15
On this site a blockhouse was constructed in 1794 by order of Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe. He planned to establish here a small naval arsenal which would form a link in the defences of Upper Canada's western frontier and also draw the Indian trade from Detroit. The post was garrisoned by a detachment of the Queen's Rangers, and two gunboats were built; but by 1797 it was abandoned. In 1798 the province's Administrator, Peter Russell, had the blockhouse moved to Sandwich to serve as the Western District's court-house and gaol.
Address or location of plaque: In Chatham, in the south end of a park near a creek at William Street South and Stanley Avenue
Physical location of plaque: City
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
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Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": There are no physical remains of the blockhouse here
This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Structure'
Condition of sign: The plaque is in very good shape
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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