Amherstburg Navy Yard
1796
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A Navy Yard was built here in 1796 to replace Detroit as the base and supply depot for the Provincial Marine on Lakes Erie and Huron. In 1812 the GENERAL HUNTER and QUEEN CHARLOTTE, built here, took part in the capture of Detroit. The next year, his supply lines cut, Robert Barclay's poorly equipped fleet, including the DETROIT, was defeated by Oliver Perry, U.S.N., in the battle of Lake Erie. This reverse led the British to burn the Navy Yard on 22 September, 1813, before withdrawing from Amherstburg.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Essex
The Town of Amherstburg
In a park on Dalhousie Street near Rankin Avenue
N 42 06.209 W 83 06.844
Recorded June 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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