CNHS - The Merrickville Blockhouse - Merrickville, Ontario
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N 44° 54.973 W 075° 50.228
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Merrickville Blockhouse is a two-storey, masonry and timber defensive structure located on the banks of the Rideau Canal in the town of Merrickville Ontario. The plaque is mounted on the east wall of the blockhouse, accessed via the walkway.
Waymark Code: WMBHZA
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/24/2011
Views: 18
Plaque text reads;
When construction of the Rideau Canal began, Merrickville was already an established village and was considered to be a logical target for an invader. Consequently Colonel John By urged strong measures for the protection of the lock station. The result was this blockhouse, built in 1832-33, the largest on the Rideau Canal and the second largest surviving in Canada. It still resembles its early description as "a good blockhouse, the basement and ground floor being of stone, and the upper storey of wood covered with tin, the whole surrounded by a ditch".
Classification: National Historic Site
Province or Territory: Ontario
Location - City name/Town name: Merrickville
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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