From the March 29, 2015, Bayshore Broadcasting (Canada)
Ship Site may Become Historic."
The site of the wreck of the HMS General Hunter in Southampton, Ontario, could soon become a Canadian National Historic Site. It is located between Morpeth and Palmington Streets.
Ken Cassoway has led this effort and says he now needs permission from the province which owns the crown land, the town and the Saugeen First Nation in order to proceed.
The wreck site was discovered in 2001 and since then the site was excavated before being returned to the sand in order to preserve the remains.
The General Hunter was a Royal Navy ship that ended up as a U.S. Army transport ship after the War of 1812. It is expected that it will cost millions of dollars to remove the ship and find a suitable location to prevent further deterioration.
There is an interpretive sign at the site.
Always Like Preservation. --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.
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