The Founding of Chippawa
Text from the plaque
In 1792-94 a village grew up near Fort Chippawa on Chippawa Creek at the end of the new portage road from Queenston. In 1793 the creek was renamed the Welland River, but the village, where a post-office was opened before 1801, remained "Chippawa". It was largely destroyed 1813-14 when British and American forces fought for control of the Welland River. Portage traffic revived after the war and continued until Chippawa became an outlet for the original Welland Canal from 1829 to 1833. A horse-powered railway, the first in Upper Canada, was built to Niagara Falls in 1837-39. Chippawa was incorporated as a village in 1849, and in 1970 became part of the City of Niagara Falls.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
Find the place
The Region of Niagara
The City of Niagara Falls
In Chippawa, in the square at the south end
of the bridge over the Welland River
Also recorded for this place: The Region of Niagara
N 43 03.553 W 79 03.055
Recorded August 2004. Check current access before visiting.
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