Title

Bridgewater Street, 3800 - Laura Secord's Home

Description

Laura Ingersol Secord resided at this Chippawa home for 27 years. A heroine of the War of 1812, Mrs. Secord in the summer of 1813, walked 19 miles through swamp and bush from Queenston to Decew Falls to warn the Bristish of an impending American attack. In 1861 the Prince of Wales rewarded her with a gift of 100 pounds for her bravery. Laura Secord attended Holy Trinity Church. She died here, October 17, 1868 at the age of 93 and was buried in the Drummond Hill Cemetery ;

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=246819

Creator

Rashid, Alina Rida

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Rashid Collection

Medium

Digital image

Date Created

20050824

2005-08-29

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Subject

Chippawa (Ont.)

Historic Houses - Miscellaneous

Spatial Coverage

Canada - Ontario - Chippawa

Date Modified

2005-08-30