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    Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth...
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  • The Amherstburg Echo was a newspaper which served Amherstburg, Ontario, from 1874 to 2012. The Amherstburg Echo was founded in November 1874 by William...
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    Fort Amherstburg was built by the Royal Canadian Volunteers at the mouth of the Detroit River to replace Fort Detroit, which Britain was required to cede...
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  • The Amherstburg Admirals are a Canadian junior ice hockey club based in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey...
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    county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Leamington, Tecumseh and the administrative...
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    supply lines and rapidly transferring himself and some reinforcements to Amherstburg from where they launched a successful landing on the American side of...
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    city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada as well as LaSalle, Essex, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Leamington and serves more than 6 million passengers each year (6...
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  • The Amherstburg Formation is a geologic formation in Ontario, Canada and Michigan, United States. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period...
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    the command of Lieutenant Frédérick Rolette, near the British post at Amherstburg, Ontario at the foot of the Detroit River. Hull reached Detroit on 5...
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    around 3,500 warriors. In June 1812, Tecumseh arrived at Fort Malden in Amherstburg to join his cause with the British in the War of 1812. The British had...
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    1027°N 83.1055°W / 42.1027; -83.1055 Amherstburg First Baptist Church is a predominantly black church in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by...
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  • Michael Prue (category People from Amherstburg, Ontario)
    finishing in fourth place. In 2018, he was elected to the town council of Amherstburg, Ontario, and in 2022 he was elected its mayor. Prue grew up in Toronto's...
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    Harrison was attempting to recover Fort Detroit and capture Fort Malden at Amherstburg, Ontario during the last months of 1812 and for much of 1813 from the...
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  • The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured in Amherstburg in 1911. A distinctive feature of the car was a demountable body that could be fitted...
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    HMS Detroit (1813) (category Amherstburg, Ontario)
    British ordered the construction of a new vessel at Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard in Amherstburg, Upper Canada. The design of the vessel was a repeat...
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  • while the blending and bottling of the whisky are done in a facility in Amherstburg, Ontario. The whisky was introduced in 1939 by Samuel Bronfman for the...
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  • The Cypher Systems Group Greenway (formerly Amherstburg–Essex Greenway) is a 23.9-kilometre (14.9 mi) rail trail along a former CN Rail spur line in the...
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    Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 in Amherstburg, Ontario, situated on the Detroit...
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    Canada and to convince the tribes that Britain was strong. He moved to Amherstburg near the western end of Lake Erie with reinforcements and attacked Detroit...
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    the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario. The island is about 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, 0.80 km (0...
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    Baptist Sunday school group in Amherstburg, Ontario, [ca. 1910]...
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    Caledonia was built for the Canadian North West Company at Malden, near Amherstburg in Upper Canada in 1807, for the North American fur trade on the Great...
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    Municipal Council of Amherstburg. Mayor Aldo DiCarlo did not run for re-election. The following candidates ran for the Amherstburg Municipal Council. All...
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    Barclay's British fleet, based just inside the mouth of the Detroit River at Amherstburg. For over a month, the British ships remained at their base under the...
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  • crossing the border between the United States and Canada, the Park House in Amherstburg offered protection and shelter upon entering Upper Canada, now Ontario...
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    Fort Malden (category Amherstburg, Ontario)
    Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order...
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    were established in Kent and Essex counties in Ontario. Fort Malden, in Amherstburg, Ontario, was deemed the "chief place of entry" for escaped slaves seeking...
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  • granted land in Upper Canada (now Ontario). He helped found the town of Amherstburg, near the mouth of the Detroit River. He also served as a lieutenant...
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    the free states of Ohio and Michigan. The Haydens became residents of Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. On January 4, 1845, Webster received a sentence of...
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  • Secondary School was a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located in Amherstburg, Ontario that was managed by the Greater Essex County District School...
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