Ryerson's Island | |
Location: | Lake Erie |
Archipelago: | Long Point |
Country: | Canada |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
Country Admin Divisions: | Ontario |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Norfolk |
Ryerson's Island is an island in Ontario, Canada, located in Lake Erie north of Long Point. The island is named for its first owner, Colonel Joseph Ryerson (1764-1854), who was a Loyalist sniper from New Jersey in a unit that tried to kill George Washington,[1] later serving with the Prince of Wales American Regiment and father of Egerton Ryerson.[2]