From Wikipedia.
It was established by Thomas Talbot in 1803.
During the War of 1812, several former inhabitants of Port Talbot joined with the Americans and worked for vengeance on Thomas Talbot and conducted several raids on it from across Lake Erie. Not only did they hit Port Talbot, but also Port Dover and several other locations.
I mentioned earlier that some found Talbot's authoritarian handling of internal affairs at the town offensive and wanted to get back at him.
On May 19, 1814, a small American raiding party under Col. John B. Campbell attacked Port Talbot. Five days earlier, they had also attacked Port Dover and burned several flour mills, saw mills, distilleries and a significant number of homes.
Other raids on Port Talbot took place in July, August and September. The September 9 one resulted in the grist mill being burned to the ground. Also burned were the saw mill, several houses and farms.
--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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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Port Talbot National Historic Site, Canada-- Part 2
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
I
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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