Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the

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, Canada. In 1796, Fort Malden was established here, stimulating growth in the settlement. The fort has been designated as a National Historic Site. The town is approximately south of the U.S. city of

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, facing Wyandotte,

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, Brownstown Charter Township, Trenton, and

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. It is part of the

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Communities

The town of Amherstburg comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: Amherst Point, Bar Point, Busy Bee Corners, Edgewater Beach, Erieview Beach, Glen Eden, Lake Erie Country Club, Lakewood Beach, Malden Centre, McGregor (partially), River Canard (partially), Sunset Beach, Willow Beach, Willowood; ''Golfview'', ''Kingsbridge'', ''Pointe West''; ''Auld'', ''Gordon'', ''Loiselleville'', ''North Malden'', ''Quarries'', ''Southwick'', ''Splitlog''; ''Good Child Beach'', ''The Meadows'' & ''Boblo Island''

History

French colonists had settled along what became the Canadian side of the

during the colonial era, establishing small farms. The Petite Côte settlement was founded along the river to the north. In 1796, after losing the Thirteen Colonies following the American Revolutionary War, the British established Fort Malden as a military

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overlooking the river's mouth at Lake Erie. It was occupied as a garrison. This stimulated development in the area, as did the Crown granting land in Upper Canada to

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(now known as

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) in compensation for losses in the Thirteen Colonies, or as payment for service in the military during the war. Park House Museum, Amherstburg Ontario

The Crown also wanted to increase population and development in Upper Canada. The new settlers built many of their houses in the French style of a century before, giving the new town a historic character. French-speaking colonists also settled here, some of whom were descendants of soldiers and traders associated with Fort Detroit, or other early colonists. They were known as Fort Detroit French, in contrast to later migrants of the 19th century from Quebec, who became known as Canadian French. St. Jean was their Catholic church. During the days of the

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before the

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, refugee

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slaves often crossed the Detroit river to escape to freedom in Canada, after the Crown abolished slavery. Although Michigan was a free state, slavecatchers went to Detroit trying to capture slaves and take them to owners for bounty. Detroit abolitionists William Lambert and especially

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were key to helping the slaves escape. DeBaptiste owned a lake steamboat that he used to offload refugees in town while docked ostensibly to load lumber. They used Fort Malden as one of several entry points to Canada. The town is mentioned in ''

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'' as the entry point of George and Eliza, after escaping from slavery in the United States. By 1869, the town of Amherstburg in the Township of Malden, County of Essex had a population of 2,500. When the fort was no longer needed for military purposes, the government adapted it for use as a provincial "lunatic asylum". Its main building was later used as a Port of Entry, Money Order office, Post Office & savings bank. Amherstburg was incorporated as a town in 1878. The town is named after

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, commander of the British forces and first British Governor General of the Province of Quebec (1760). In 1998, The Town of Amherstburg absorbed the neighbouring Township of Anderdon (to its northeast) and Township of Malden (to its southeast) to form a larger Town of Amherstburg. At 20:01

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on April 19, 2018, a

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3.6 earthquake (with a depth of ) occurred in Amherstburg, between the main portion of town and

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. No damage was reported, but the 30-second shaking was felt in

, Downtown Detroit, and the Downriver communities across the river, such as

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. Some minor shaking was felt as far away as

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along Lake Erie and Ann Arbor in the interior of Michigan.

Education

The local public high school in Amherstburg is North Star High School. Up until 2022 the high school was

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, named after Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. Although North Star High School is located in the town, some youth residents choose to attend St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School, located near the neighbourhood of River Canard. French-speaking students in Amherstburg may also attend École Secondaire E.J. Lajeunesse, located in

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Tourist attractions

Amherstburg is home to several tourist attractions, including Fort Malden and the

Amherstburg Freedom Museum Amherstburg Freedom Museum, previously known as 'the North American Black Historical Museum', is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributi ...

(formerly the North American Black Historical Museum). This explores the history of African-American refugees in western Ontario, who sought freedom from slavery and made their homes here. An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected in Amherstburg by the province to commemorate Bellevue House. Built c. 1816-19, it was the home of Catherine Reynolds, a landscape painter, and her brother Robert Reynolds. Additional tourist attractions include the

Park House Museum Park House is a historic house museum, located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1796 in Detroit, but moved to Amherstburg in 1799. It has had many owners, the best-known being the Park family who owned it 102 years. In 1972 it wa ...

and King's Navy Yard Park, both of which are located in the heart of old Amherstburg. The Gibson Gallery is located in a former Michigan Central Railroad Station (c. 1896), which has been fully restored. The gallery operates year-round, featuring exhibits by local artists, the permanent collection of the Art Gallery of Windsor, travelling exhibits from Ontario museums and galleries, and student art/photography exhibits. A restored Essex Terminal railway caboose is operated as a railway museum. Gordon House was built in 1798 as a residence overlooking the Detroit River. Since being restored, it houses a Marine exhibit. ] The Holiday Beach Conservation Area is one of the best fall birding sites in North America for viewing migratory birds. The nature reserve contains over of beaches, picnic areas, a trail along the edge of Big Creek Marsh. Holiday Beach is considered a premiere spot to view the fall migration of raptors (birds of prey). A 'Festival of Hawks' event takes place in September. Boblo Island Amusement Park, BobLo Island, which has been developed into a 240-acre private residential community, also has white sand beaches, full-service marina, nature trails, the BobLo Island Beach House Restaurant, Captain Bob‘s Island Ice Cream and Coffee Cabin and South Beach Water Sports. BobLo is accessible via a 10-minute private ferry ride, which runs every 20 minutes, 365 days per year.

Economy

Amherstburg is a town of trade and services to support regional agriculture. It has also become known for several

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in the area. Amherstburg Farmers' Market is open every Saturday, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. The Farmer's Market is located at the end of Howard Avenue near County Rd 20. Amherstburg also has a high proportion of retirement residences and second homes. Local industry includes Diageo, a whiskey bottling plant for the

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Canadian whiskey, Windsor Mold's Precision Plastics, one of Ontario's largest full-service suppliers of industrial plastics and thermoplastic, and

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Performance Materials and Technology. Marathon Oil has a coke storage site near the river.

Chemical plant history

The production at the Honeywell plant of hydrofluoric acid (HF) was suspended in October 2013 in favour of a plant in

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. The Honeywell plant is used in the production of fuels, refrigerants, and other materials. HF is a precursor to numerous pharmaceuticals, as well as being used to produce

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and

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. Because of its highly corrosive nature, HF is also used to dissolve glass, in glass etching and frosting, and is used in quartz purification, chemical milling, steel pickling and cleaning silicon wafers. It is produced by treating the mineral fluorite with sulfuric acid, which produces hydrogen fluoride and calcium sulfate. The plant, which is located at 395 Front Rd, North, had previously suspended its operations between 1992 and 1996. There is hope locally that production will resume at some future time. The plant's gypsum pond had been identified in 2008 as the source of high levels of arsenic pollution in the area, which have been a provincial Ministry of the Environment concern since 2006. Honeywell now owns the adjacent

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chemical plant and soda ash settling basins site, whose former owners,

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Industrial Products, declared bankruptcy in 2005."Remediation of Amherstburg’s former General Chemical plant on schedule" 29 Apr 2013
This site was used since 1920 to manufacture calcium chloride and other chemicals, which were shipped from a deep water port on the Detroit River. The site has been since April 2012 the subject of remediation work, supervised by

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.''Daily Commercial News:'' "Amherstburg, Ontario chemical plant set to come down piece by piece," 26 Apr 2012
The plant was once part of

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, which retained it when it sold the soda ash and calcium chloride operations and

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to General Chemical. The plant is composed of three separate parcels connected through rights of way and easements. In 1999,

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merged with the much smaller Honeywell Inc. but chose to carry on the newly expanded corporation under the Honeywell name.

Transportation

In September 2022,

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began a providing service between Amherstburg and

(the nearest local metropolis), on a two-year pilot project. Commercial rail service is provided through

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, which operates a 35 km line to Windsor. The former

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/ CASO railway linking Amherstburg to

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was converted into the

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rail trail in stages beginning in 2007, with the two stream bridges being rehabilitated for public use again in 2017. Small boats are welcome to call at any one of three local marinas that serve

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and the

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operates private ferry service to Bob-Lo Island community. The ferry service once operated , a car ferry acquired in 1960s after the Ogdensburg–Prescott Ferry service closed following the opening of the

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. In July 2020, the Amherstburg Ferry Company acquired the Daldean Ferry which had been operating on the St. Clair River between since 1951.

Sports

Amherstburg is home to the following competitive sports teams: * Amherstburg Admirals Jr. C Hockey *Amherstburg Stars Minor Hockey *Amherstburg Cardinals Baseball *Amherstburg Timberwolves Football *North Star High School Wolves (various Men's and Women's sports teams) The Amherstburg North Stars Midget "B" hockey team were winners of the 1976 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OMHA All-Ontario title for any age group. The Amherstburg North Stars Juvenile "BB" hockey team were the winners of the 1977 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OMHA All-Ontario title for that age group. The Amherstburg Stars Midget "A" hockey team were winners of the 2010 and 2011 OMHA playdowns and winners of the town's first-ever OHF title.

Festivals

In the first week of every August, Amherstburg holds a heritage festival, consisting of activities at several locations around town. At Fort Malden, re-enactors depict eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the Second World War, establishing camps and performing battle demonstrations. Since 2006, Amherstburg has held an annual Shores of Erie Wine Festival. As of 2017, the event has been cancelled indefinitely after a liquor breach fine and the death of a teenager in 2014. Amherstburg also celebrates Canada Day with a yearly fireworks display and a day of family activities. Art by the River (established in 1967), is an annual two-day arts and craft festival that takes place the weekend before Labour Day weekend on the grounds of the Fort Malden National Historic Site. Other festivities include: *Spring Wine N' Hop (May) *Beef In the Burg Barbecue (June) *Firefighters "J Wimpy" Volleyball Tournament (June) *Open Streets Amherstburg (Fridays at 3pm - Sundays at 3pm, June-September) *Canada Day Celebrations/Ice Cream Festival (July 1) *Gone Crazy Car Show (July) *Ribfest (July) *The Uncommon Festival (August) *Woofa Roo Pet Festival (August) *Cancer Walk-a-thon (October) *Christmas Parade (Late November) *River Lights (November through December) *Amherstburg Christmas Pub Crawl (December)

Climate

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Amherstburg had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population trend for former municipalities:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011,

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census * Population in 2001: 20,339 ** Amherstburg (former town): 10,822 ** Anderdon (former township): 6331 ** Malden (former township): 3186 * Population total in 1996: 19,273 ** Amherstburg (town): 10,245 ** Anderdon (township): 5730 ** Malden (township): 3298 * Population total in 1991: 17,577 ** Amherstburg (town): 8921 ** Anderdon (township): 5502 ** Malden (township): 3155

Notable people

* Sally Ainse - Oneida diplomat and fur trader *

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- songwriter/composer *

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- Wild West sheriff, hardware store owner and U.S. Marshal * Robert T. Burton - early Mormon leader and Utah pioneer, born in Amherstburg * Jay "Nig" Clarke -

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player *

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- actor, born in Amherstburg *

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- economist and financier * Henry William McKenny - politician, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905 - 1917 *

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* John Richardson - military officer and author *

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- 31st Moderator of the United Church of Canada *

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- counterfeiter * Kevin Westgarth - Stanley Cup Champion and former NHL player *

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- politician, Federal Minister of Agriculture, born in Anderdon Township

References

External links

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