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KNOWLEDGE OF Thorold
Thorold (2001 population 18,048) is a city on the Welland Canal and the seat of the Niagara Region in Ontario, Canada.
The canal passes by the heart of the city, and the locks near the centre of town attract thousands of tourists every year. It is also the location of the infamous War of 1812 battlesite Beaverdams, where on June 25th, 1813, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Boerstler and several American Infantries were defeated by a force of 80 British regulars and 250 Caugnhnawaga Mohawks.
The town was first incorporated in 1850. Today, outsiders regard Thorold as nothing more than a growing southern suburb of the much larger City of St. Catharines, much to the dismay of local Thorold residents who fight hard to preserve their local identity. Threat of annexation by St. Catharines led to Thorold incorporating as a city in 1975.
Decew House was constructed in the late 1700s to early 1800s, and is located on modern-day Decew Road. It was the residence of Captain John DeCou, and served as the area's British Headquarters during the War of 1812. The house was made famous when, on 22 June 1813, Laura Secord journeyed across the Niagara Peninsula to this house, to warn British Commander James FitzGibbon of the impending American attack.
Battle of Beaverdams Park recalls a battle that was a great turning point of the War of 1812.
The Old Fire Hall was constructed next to the second Welland Canal in 1878. This building once housed Thorold's police force and to this day contains a jail in the basement. For many years the fire bell tolled for the town's strictly enforced nine o'clock curfew. (Source: Thorold Chamber of Commerce)
St. Johns School House is a single-room wooden schoolhouse located in the west portion of Thorold. Opening in 1804, it was the first free school in Upper Canada.
Maplehurst is a three-storey mansion built in 1886 by Jacob Keefer, the owner of the largest mill in Canada at the time, the Welland Mills. In more recent years, it served as an institutional home before being shut down to undergo rennovations.
The canal passes by the heart of the city, and the locks near the centre of town attract thousands of tourists every year. It is also the location of the infamous War of 1812 battlesite Beaverdams, where on June 25th, 1813, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Boerstler and several American Infantries were defeated by a force of 80 British regulars and 250 Caugnhnawaga Mohawks.
The town was first incorporated in 1850. Today, outsiders regard Thorold as nothing more than a growing southern suburb of the much larger City of St. Catharines, much to the dismay of local Thorold residents who fight hard to preserve their local identity. Threat of annexation by St. Catharines led to Thorold incorporating as a city in 1975.
Decew House was constructed in the late 1700s to early 1800s, and is located on modern-day Decew Road. It was the residence of Captain John DeCou, and served as the area's British Headquarters during the War of 1812. The house was made famous when, on 22 June 1813, Laura Secord journeyed across the Niagara Peninsula to this house, to warn British Commander James FitzGibbon of the impending American attack.
Battle of Beaverdams Park recalls a battle that was a great turning point of the War of 1812.
The Old Fire Hall was constructed next to the second Welland Canal in 1878. This building once housed Thorold's police force and to this day contains a jail in the basement. For many years the fire bell tolled for the town's strictly enforced nine o'clock curfew. (Source: Thorold Chamber of Commerce)
St. Johns School House is a single-room wooden schoolhouse located in the west portion of Thorold. Opening in 1804, it was the first free school in Upper Canada.
Maplehurst is a three-storey mansion built in 1886 by Jacob Keefer, the owner of the largest mill in Canada at the time, the Welland Mills. In more recent years, it served as an institutional home before being shut down to undergo rennovations.
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