Title

Court House and Gaol 1817-1866 Plaque, Niagara on the Lake

Description

en-CA Plaque Text: Here stood the court-house and gaol of the Niagara District. Erected in 1817, they were considered to be among the finest public buildings in the province. Robert Gourlay, the radical reformer, was imprisoned and tried for sedition here in 1819. In 1837 an escaped American slave, Moseby, threatened with return to his master, was forcibly rescued here by local negroes abetted by other residents of Niagara. The courts moved elsewhere in 1847, and the gaol closed in 1866.

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=397333

Creator

Unknown

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

General Photograph Collection

Extent

3.5" by 3.5"

Medium

Black & white photograph

Provenance

Petrie Collection

Subject

Monuments

Niagara-On-The-Lake (Ont.)

Spatial Coverage

Ontario - Canada

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

number

D525955

Format

Black and white photograph

Date Created

2013-12-31

Date Modified

2013-12-31