-
https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/ba1cf8981f0d59f1c82eae38de410541.pdf
30d6018077613249bf36c1158e25f859
PDF Text
Text
Mailing Address: Box 1209, Station B
FORT ERIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Mather Arch
FORT ERIE, ONTARIO, CANADA
i ndicat e that on a September day in the year 1684,
Early archives
hundreds of war
from the Ottawa,
French,
containi ng
canoes,
painted
Fox and other nations
Sac,
as well a�
700
150
French soldiers
Indian warriors
friendly to the
from the western posts,
p a ddled from Lake Erie into the Niagara r i ver,
They were on their way to
the Old Fort.
site of
�e la Barre against the
expedition under Gov.
In
1764
the British replaced
Fort Erie.
post defences
During the X.llll war
United States forces o�cupied the Fort
for a
sh ort
Much bitter hand-to-hand fighting took pl a c e as
time.
opposing forces
Last year some
struggled to hold the fortifications.
57,000
tourists
and visitors passed through
the gates of the Old Fort on guided tours of
Fort Erie
Ontario,
C.N.R,
and stage
C.P.R.,
and presently
G.T.R.,
·1
·
The war canoes1deliie�
' (1'°he Griffon,
'
�� �
coach �e'"'f'ailways �
�f\�'.!i sailing
fsl?eres
wagon trains
the battlegrounds.
continues to retain its traditional
position as a transportation centre.
\ttere
join an
I roquois.
the French trading
with what was to become known as
of 1812,
passing the
ships
T.H.&B., Wabash,
�
��
1679 ;
rt age
Huronv � Erie,
a,.,A,;�
Fleet
N.Y.C.,
Air
1872)
.
Craft Co.,
f
the Peace Bridged connect 4$ Ontario's Queen
Elizabeth highway and New York State's Throughway in the most
denaly
populated
Points
area of
of Inter e st : -
the North Amer i can continent.
l
� ·
.�;·�'
(J/
�
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Louis McDermott Collection
Subject
The topic of the resource
Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area.
Description
An account of the resource
A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Louis McDermott
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott
Language
A language of the resource
English
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott
Document
A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Mather's Arch, #9
Description
An account of the resource
Listed here is a Fort Erie Historical Society document about The Mather Arch.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Louis McDermott Collection
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Undated
Fort Erie
Louis Mcdermott Collection
mather arch
undated