From Ontario National Historic Sites.
In the previous post I mentioned that Port Talbot, Ontario, became a Canadian National Historic Site in 1923.
Port Talbot was one of the most prosperous communities in Upper Canada in its day. It was especially known for its good roads. Thomas Talbot kept out land speculators and attracted hardworking settlers to his community.
But his authoritarian control over his town led to his downfall at the hands of colonial authority.
In Wikipedia, essentially they said that his downfall occurred with the destruction of Port Talbot by attacks made by Americans in the War of 1812 and those made by former residents who hated him.
--Brock-Perry
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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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