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 ...

Site of Paoli Massacre

Site of Paoli Massacre

MALVERN

Sept. 20, 1777

Marker is at the intersection of S. Warren Road and Paoli Pike, on the right when traveling north on S. Warren Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

A Place Of Pilgrimage

Many centuries before Samuel de Champlain's July 1609 landfall, Isle La Mottte had been a meeting place for the lake's neighboring native peoples. The Wonbanakiak on the eastern shore called the land Bitawbagw, or "the waters between," while the Iroquois ...

McDonald Opera House

Prominent businessman Angus A. McDonald constructed this two-story masonry theater in 1891. A metal-covered stage loft rises above the roof as evidence of the structures historic function. Beneath the south end were dressing rooms for the traveling entertainers that played ...

White Pass & Yukon Route

Golden Spike Centennial

Carcross, Yukon Territory

July, 29, 2000

The golden spike was driven to mark the completion of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway on July 29, 1900. It was the beginning of a fully integrated rail transportation ...

White Pass & Yukon Route

Golden Spike Centennial

The golden spike was driven to mark the completion of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway on July 29, 1900. It was the beginning of a fully integrated rail transportation system – which grew to include ...

Peay's Ferry / Peay's Ferry Road

(Front)

A ferry was operated on the Wateree River, at a point about 4 mi. W, as early as 1775. In 1808 ferry rights were granted to Thomas Starke, Jr. and Austin Ford Peay (d. 1841), planters with property in ...

N.W.M.P. Commanding Officer’s Quarters

Le logement du commandant de la P.C.N.O.

[English]

This handsome residence was built in 1902 for the commanding officer of the North West Mounted Police. It lent dignity, authority and a degree of permanence to the presence of law and order in ...

Rhoads Opera House Fire

A disastrous fire destroyed the theater that stood at Philadelphia Ave. & Washington St. On Jan. 13 1908. It claimed 170 Victims, many buried here, due to overcrowding, poorly designed and unmarked exits, and inadequate fire escapes. The tragedy prompted ...