Village Squire, 1976-07, Page 19with several others when a powder magazine blew up.
The fort had been defended by 700 men and the whole
population of the town of York, now the giant metropolis of
Toronto, was about 650.
The partial destruction of the small town led to the eventual
burning of Washington.
The landing beaches have been obliterated through
reclamation of land from the lake but the reconstructed fortress
now occupies five acres at the foot of Bathurst Street. It is open to
visitors all year, every day.
Today, the Fort Guard are dressed and equipped like the
soldiers of 1813 and the eight buildings of the fort contain
interesting displays of weapons, uniforms and equipment of early
days.
The Officers' Quarters still contains the original kitchen, wine
cellars and treasury while the Blue Barracks has exhibits
describing the history of the Canadian Army Militia.
The Upper Canada Mace, taken from York in 1813, spent 121
years in an American museum until 1934 when it was returned to
its rightful place, at Fort York, by President Roosevelt.
There are several forts of interest along the 340 -mile route
between Toronto and Montreal.
Fort Henry, at Kingston was, in its day, considered the
strongest fortress west of Quebec. It was built in 1812 and is
completely restored with an animated museum and the
world-famous, precision -trained Fort Henry Guard.
Fort Frederick, also in Kingston, has one of the best collections
of historic weapons in North America. The fort is in the grounds
of the Royal Military College.
Fort Wellington, at Prescott, across the St. Lawrence River
from Ogensburg, was the site of the Battle of the Windmill and
the Battle of Isle Royale. It has an excellent military museum.
FORT CHAMBLY
Most Quebec forts, like those of the maritime provinces, go
farther back in history than those of Ontario.
Fort Chambly, for instance, goes way back to the mid -17th
century when Cap. J acques de Chambly was sent to Canada with
his troops by Louis XIV of France.
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Lucknow's Sixth Annual
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sponsored by the
Lucknow Agricultural Society
in the
LUCKNOW ARENA
Friday, July 30
from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, July 31
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For further information, please
contact Mr. and Mrs. Ross Arrington,
RR 2 Lucknow, 528-6693.
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