Английская Википедия:Fort Norfolk (Norfolk County, Ontario)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Canadian English Шаблон:Infobox historic site 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]

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Шаблон:Coord Шаблон:NHSC Шаблон:Norfolk County, Ontario

  1. Cultural Built Heritage Шаблон:Webarchive at Norfolk Official Plan
  2. Шаблон:Cite book
  3. Fort Norfolk at Norfolk History Society