Navy Island Monument with Navy Island in the background
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- Title
- Navy Island Monument with Navy Island in the background
- Description
- en-CA Navy Island plaque with Navy Island in the background. The plaque reads: The British used navy Island from 1761 to 1764 as a shipyard in which to build the first British decked vessels to sail the upper lakes. These were essential in maintaining the supply lines westward during Pontiac's uprising, 1763-4. Thereafter the island remained undisturbed until 14 December 1837 when WilliamLyon Mackenzie, after being defeated in Toronto, led a "Patriot" army from Buffalo to occupy it. Swift reaction by local militia and British regulars prevented his moving to the mainland, and on 14 January 1838, facing a hopeless situation, he abandoned the island.
- Identifier
- http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=359815
- Creator
- Rodman, Heather
- Type
- Still Image
- Is Part Of
- Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections
- Medium
- Colour digital image
- Provenance
- Donated by Heather Rodman
- Date Copyrighted
- 20111204
- Subject
- Islands - Niagara River
- Monuments
- Spatial Coverage
- Canada - Ontario - Niagara Falls
- Source
- Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library
- Date Created
- 2011-12-22
- Date Modified
- 2011-12-22
