From Wikipedia.
King's Highway 93, provincially maintained in Ontario is located entirely in Simcoe County, all 14.9 miles of it.
It follows the Penetanguishene Road, an early colonization road built to connect Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay. It provides an overland route from Lake Huron to Lake Ontario via Yonge Street.
Prior to 1993, it was nearly 15 kilometers longer.
The Penetanguishene Road was built between 1814 and 1815 to the naval station established at Penetahnguishene. Prior to that this base had been called the Penetanguishene Military Post.
It was surveyed in 1808 by Samuel Wilmot. After the British capture of Fort Michilimackinac in 1812, there was a need for supplies. The decision to cut the road was made in November 1814 by General Gordon Drummond and completed the following spring, but too late for use during the war.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
Was there much for troop movement along the penatang road, 1812 ish
ReplyDeleteIs there any encampments are contruction sites along the route that might be found and metal detected for antique artifacts?