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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

A War of 1812 Army Camp in Dickersonville, New York-- Part 1

From the September 3, 2016, Lockport (NY) Union-Sun & Journal "Niagara Discoveries:  Dickersonville was home to War of 1812 army camp.

In 1812 or 1813, the U.S. Army established a camp in the vicinity of Ridge Road (Route 104) and Dickersonville.  Its exact location is unknown, but it was called "Hardscrabble."

The first known record of the camp was on January 23, 1814, more than a month after he British captured Fort Niagara and destroyed settlements along the Niagara River and Lake Ontario.


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