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Fortunately Lord Simcoe was correct that American Forces would attempt an attack on Canada, and near here in Stoney Creek was the extent of the failed invasion. The supply depot at this location was destroyed in 1813 by an American naval party of schooners.

This location also served as a public house and way station (as stated on the plaque) and this excerpt found on the City of Hamilton website offers this information.

George Heriot also mentioned the King's Head Inn in 1813 as did Lt. Francis Hall who had a very interesting sojourn there in 1816. "Our host whose portly figure reflected no disgrace on the appearance of his house, received us with bustling importance. "What would we have to eat?" - "Whatever you please" was the reply, he had everything in the house - ''Well then, a veal cutlet, as we are in haste:" he went in, and presently returned, protesting his wife was quite out of humour at our thinking of veal cutlets, when the veal had been killed a fortnight. "Well then, we are not particular, a pork chop will do" - but the pork chop only increased the storm. - "How could we expect a pork chop when the pork was all salted?" - "Body of us mine host," then said I, in the feelings of Sancho Panza under similar vexations, "what can we have?" - "Why we could have bread and cheese, or butter if we preferred it; and bread and butter it was, seasoned however, by Boniface's eulogium on his own generosity in keeping a tavern, which, he did (he said) not for the sake of profit, but because his feelings would not suffer him to send travellers from his door, albeit his wife was much vexed at this benevolence." The strip of beach upon which the Inn was situated was also cause for interest among the visitors.

The location itself is now only a plaque but remains a very popular for recreation as a beach as well as the nearby Hutch's Restaurant, reknown locally for its fish and chips.

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