Fort Norfolk (Norfolk County, Ontario) Explained

Fort Norfolk
Type:War of 1812 fortification
Nearest City:Norfolk County
Beginning Label:Established
Built:1813-14
Governing Body:Parks Canada
Website:Cultural Built Heritage
Designation1:National Historic Site of Canada
Designation1 Date:1925

Fort Norfolk was a minor fortification built at Turkey Point (now Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada) during the War of 1812 to defend the southwestern end of Upper Canada. It is a National Historic Site of Canada.

A redebout with single blockhouse structure surrounded by log palisades was built on the bluffs was built by the 37th Regiment of Foot during the winter of 1814-1815 to house several hundred soldiers.[1] A larger fort and ship building facility was planned, but it was never built.[2] The existence of the facility diminished and abandoned shortly after the War of 1812. A memorial cairn was added in 1922 to mark the site.[3]

References

42.6901°N -80.33°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.norfolkofficialplan.ca/lakeshore/trc/9_Cultural_Built_Heritage.pdf Cultural Built Heritage
  2. Book: Fighting sail on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay p. 119 . unknown .
  3. http://www.norfolklore.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4&Itemid=5 Fort Norfolk