https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/98abef14a1d5a44ce409774cfffb2e1b.pdf f90e2bd4396391f14708a7c8f19060d3 PDF Text Text ":- -~-- THE DOUGLAS CANNON::: In the late 1860' s Cyrus Dean , who later; became Captain · · of the Ferry the Hope, dug up an old cannon from the riverbed in front of the old Lewis House at the foot of Catherine St. It belonged to the American forces and no doubt was used in the war of i812. It was given to the Douglas fam•i..v, who used it as a hitching post,in front of their home on Niagara St.. It remained there till the home was demolished in 1936. It was aqui~ed by the Frontier Branch # 71 of the Canadian Legion . They had the old cannon cleaned and in ~:..turn presented it to the Buffalo Historical CHEEKTOWAGA N:::w Society. It was moved to the York. SULPHER WELL::: 1812 Cemetery in the Town ·.. of ~ 1 :3 'l· In the base mc1t of the old Douglas home , was a su ~hur w 11. People came for mi J::; E' around to purchase v-r'ter from thi s ·:rell , 8 ld b Of a great he ali :• .:·· 1 tl t which was thought to conta in minera s 1a wou ~enefit. Dr. Douglas made a great d eal of money e fr9~ . this - si deli ne to his practise. ~ I f---~- _,_ ·- ---- �~.e ·. J~ tU..:r \~1 :.1~; b.'JL!l)S'i- ~ ;J d , ,..., i1 ~b~ .· th e 1'!!<: · : ~'l'n. ;.~. i ~h . .Cf.11 ''1( ;· (•~· .Ber~ .. fu?.A.a:iJP Jlla"ara dretlts or i ·' in~' • lY ~vild~ by t~.f~.ir! pl'.~ ~;~ /' C.y ·r;r A.te~auder Dougfa~; · f.a th;t o ( t1M: .. k>w.Il'.5 bcloved Di:. , Wuham :,i>oW;rlas, ~ ·made {l'<>.ssf;ple our · f~taL This l!ou~'J: aS., : tv.xn w ·~~ after \~e d6~tor'~ .·. ~ea_fu ;;t ,>:ei-4/ l!he PArk\\-«•¥ ':fh~~~re:;:i>u1H ·on. it.it ~si~. Where, at ~·''hack;'• once "·!'-"·, • •: , I ( . ' .' ,. . The cannon that stbod in front of Dr . Douglas*s home, and wa·s used «s a hitching post; wcas aq 1ired by the Frontier Branch No. 71 Canadian Legion , cat the time the house came down in l936. They presented it · t6 the Buffalo Historical Society , who in turn placed it in the a.812 Cemeta~y in the town of Amherst N. Y. k-1 A y 'a <9 J 19 3 q There is some me ntion of the cannon being captured from the American forces by the British during the war of 1812 1814; however there is also a :story that the same g ·.m came from the site of the old Lewis Ho use, a nd that it had been left there after a battle there with the Fennian f orces , and the eannadians who were holed up in the hoJse . 1 . Again.in the Timea Review :net. 7, '1~ 4 8 Cyrus · Deroin .an old Ferry Capt. of jl yrs., mentions i ~ his ~ecolections tha t ~ s a boy ir.. the villaee"'be dug an old cannon out of . the :river from one of 'the boa t s' and used i ij as ~ hitchin~ post Qt the borne of Dr. Dou8l•s. " _. • • \ _o • � 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 Douglas Cannon Description An account of the resource Listed here is a description of the Douglas Cannon, a Cannon from the war of 1812 that was preserved and kept as a hitching post by the Douglas family. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1800s 1930s Fenian invasion Louis Mcdermott Collection war of 1812