Amherstburg is a town near the mouth of the

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Essex County, Ontario Essex County is a primarily rural county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising seven municipalities: Amherstburg, Kingsville, Ontario, Kingsville, Lakeshore, Ontario, Lakeshore, LaSalle, Ontario, LaSalle, Leamington, Ontario, Leamington, Tec ...

, Canada. In 1796,

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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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, Trenton, and

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. It is part of the

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Communities

Besides the town proper of Amherstburg, the town of Amherstburg comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: * Former Anderdon Township: – Edgewater Beach, McGregor (partially), River Canard (partially); ''Golfview'', ''Kingsbridge'', ''Pointe West''; ''Auld'', ''Delisle's Corners'' (partially), ''Loiselleville'', ''Paquette Corners'' (partially), ''Rivière-Aux-Canards'', ''Southwick'', ''Splitlog'' * Former Malden Township: – ''Amherstburg'', Amherst Point, Bar Point, Busy Bee Corners, Erieview Beach, Glen Eden, Lake Erie Country Club, Lakewood Beach, Malden Centre, McGregor (partially), Sunset Beach, Willow Beach, Willowood; ''Gordon'', ''North Malden'', ''Quarries''; ''Good Child Beach'', ''Sinasac Corners'', ''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

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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. 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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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

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, 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

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in the interior of Michigan. ] The Amherstburg Police Service was dissolved at the end of 2018, with its officers and responsibilities transferred to a detachment of the Windsor Police Service.

Education

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

and the Amherstburg Freedom Museum (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. Further plaques are located at the Christ Church, built in 1819, which detail the church as well as Colonel William Caldwell of Fort Malden. Additional tourist attractions include the Park House Museum 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

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, 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.

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has a coke storage site near the river.

Chemical plant history

The production at the Honeywell plant of

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(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 was 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" April 29, 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," April 26, 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 Cypher Systems Group Greenway

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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

. Amherstburg Ferry Company operates private

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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

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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

National Historic Site. Other festivities include: *TRUE Fest – inclusive disco dance party in the streets (January) *Amherstburg Fort Malden Horticultural Society Garden Tour (June) *Open Air Weekends (Fridays at 3 pm – Sundays at 3 pm, June–September) *Canada Day Celebrations & Fireworks (July 1) is an annual two-day arts and craft festival that takes place on the grounds of ⠀⠀Fort Malden⠀⠀ National Historic Site the weekend before Labour Day *Ribfest (June) *Woofa Roo Pet Festival (June) *Gone Crazy Car Show, showcasing hundreds of vintage classics (July) *Art by the River on the beautiful Fort Malden grounds (last weekend in August) *The Uncommon Festival (September) – AWARD WINNING! *Santa Parade (Late November) *River Lights (November through December) – AWARD WINNING! *For more event information visitamherstburg.ca

Climate

Based on the

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, Amherstburg borders between a

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(''Dfa'') and a

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(''Cfa''), due to its warmest month showing a mean temperature above , and its coldest month having a mean temperature that is not lower than .

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, 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 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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

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–

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and

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Shelton Brooks Shelton Brooks (May 4, 1886September 6, 1975) was a Canadian-born American composer and performer of popular music and jazz. He was known for his ragtime and vaudeville style, and wrote some of the biggest hits of the first third of the 20th cent ...

– songwriter/composer *

Seth Bullock Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a Canadian-American frontiersman, business proprietor, politician, sheriff, and U.S. Marshal. He was a prominent citizen in Deadwood, South Dakota, where he lived from 1876 until his death, ...

– Wild West sheriff, hardware store owner and U.S. Marshal *

Robert T. Burton Robert Taylor Burton (25 October 1821 – 11 November 1907) was a member of the presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1874 until his death. He was also one of the principal officers in the Nauvo ...

– early Mormon leader and Utah pioneer, born in Amherstburg * Jay "Nig" Clarke –

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player *

George "Rube" Deneau George Deneau (died January 10, 1926) was a Canadian minor league baseball player, manager, and promoter who played on a number of Ontario and Michigan teams between 1898 and 1915. Known best by his nickname "Rube," he was born in Amherstburg, On ...

– early minor league baseball player, manager and promoter *

Norman Hackett Norman Honore Hackett (September 7, 1874 – February 12, 1958) was a prominent Canadian-born American stage actor of the early 1900s.Yonkers, N.Y. Herald-Statesman, Feb. 13, 1959 He was particularly noted for his Shakespearean roles. After he r ...

– actor, born in Amherstburg *

Terry Jones Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones a ...

– racing driver *

Malcolm Knight Malcolm D. Knight is a Canadians, Canadian economist, policymaker and banker. He is currently Visiting Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for International Governa ...

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

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– former President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment * John Richardson – military officer and author *

Anne M. Squire Anne Marguerite Squire (née Park; October 17, 1920 – April 24, 2017), 31st Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1986 to 1988, was the first female lay person elected to that post. Her time as Moderator was marked by controversy over th ...

– 31st Moderator of the United Church of Canada * Wesley Weber – counterfeiter *

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– Stanley Cup Champion and former NHL player *

Eugene Whelan Eugene Francis "Gene" Whelan (11 July 1924 – 19 February 2013) was a Canadians, Canadian politician, sitting in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons from 1962 to 1984, and in the Senate of Canada, Senate from 1996 to 1999. He w ...

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

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* {{Authority control Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Populated places on Lake Erie in Canada Towns in Ontario Amherstburg, Ontario 1796 establishments in Canada Ontario populated places on the Detroit River