Chippawa Battlefield Panel 1

Background to a Battle

On these fields and the surrounding woods 4,000 American, British, Canadian and Native forces fought the first major battle of the Niagara campaign of 1814. When the last shots died away on Samuel Street's farm, more than ...

Battle of Chippawa

[Text on the West Side]:

Battle of Chippawa

5 July 1814

In memory of all those who fought on this ground,

many of whom are buried nearby,

and to commemorate the peace that has prevailed

between Canada and the United States

since that time.

This ...

Fort Chippawa 1791

The fortifications which stood on this site were built in 1791 to protect the southern terminus of the Niagara portage road, and serve as a forwarding depot for government supplies. Known also as Fort Welland, the main structure consisted of ...

The Battle of Chippawa

On this site was fought

The Battle of Chippawa

July 5, 1814.

Preservation of the Battleground

was made possible by

The Niagara Parks Commission

with the cooperation of

Frank and Mildred Branscombe,

River Realty Development (1976) inc.

and Group 2 Development Limited

of Niagara Falls, Ontario

Marker is on Edgworth Road ...

First Bridge over Pawcatuck River

Near this spot was the ford or Indian trail used until the building of the first bridge over Pawcatuck River about 1712.

Marker is on Broad Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pawcatuck River

Pawcatuck River mentioned as the western boundary of Rhode Island in the charter of 1663

Marker is on Broad Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pawley’s Island / Waccamaw Neck

Pawley’s Island

This island, located about ½ mile east, was used by plantation householders who lived on the seashore from May to November to escape malaria, or “summer fever.” A number of houses built about 1850, and the summer academy and ...

Bearpaw Shale and the Inland Ocean

The black shale rocks seen in this area represent the muddy sediments deposited by the last ocean to exist in Montana. The shale, known by geologists as the Bearpaw Shale contains fossils of sea-going creatures that lived and died some ...

The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History

The Pawnee: Prairie Town Builders, Pawnee History

The Pawnee migrated from the Southwest and lived in the Platte and Loup Village areas for more than seven centuries.

The Pawnee were the most influential and populous of the native peoples of Nebraska. They ...

Pawling Beekman Turnpike

Inc 1824. 4 mile toll road

between Nathan Millers and

Joseph Arnolds commerce

opened to pok. Abandoned 1906

Marker is at the intersection of Old Route 55 and Freedom Plains Road (New York Route 55), on the ...