Amherstburg, Ontario

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Town of Amherstburg, Ontario
Seal
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Essex
Government
- Mayor	Wayne Hurst
- Governing body	Amherstburg Town Council
- Member of Parliament	Jeff Watson (CONS)
- Member of Provincial Parliament	Bruce Crozier (LIB)
Area
- Town	185.7 km² (71.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Town	21,748
- Urban	13,410
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: http://www.town.amherstburg.on.ca

Amherstburg (2006 population 21,748; UA population 13,410) is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 25 kilometres (15 mi) south of Detroit.

The town, across the river from the United States, was permanently established as a British military fort in 1796. During the days of the Underground Railroad, the town was often the point at which freed slaves entered Canada.

Amherstburg is home to several tourist attractions, including Fort Malden and the North American Black Historical Museum.

Amherstburg is a town which takes pride in its history and on the first weekend of every August they hold a heritage festival comprised of activities at several locations around town. At Fort Malden for example, they hold a military timeline event where re-enactors depicting eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the Second World War establish camp and perform battle demonstrations

The local public high school in Amherstburg is General Amherst High School, named after Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst.

[edit] Communities

• Amherstburg
• River Canard
• Amherst Pointe
• Willow Beach
• Holiday Beach
• Malden Centre
• Boblo (Bois-Blanc) Island - Private Community

[edit] External links

• Town of Amherstburg Official Website
• Black Historical Museum Official Website

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	Grosse Ile, Michigan		Essex, Ontario
		Amherstburg, Ontario
	Trenton, Michigan/Monroe, Michigan	Lake Erie	Essex, Ontario

v • d • e Essex County, Ontario
Transportation	Current Provincial Highways: Highway 3 • Highway 77 • Highway 401 Former Provincial Highways: Highway 2 • Highway 39 • Highway 98 • Highway 107 • Highway 114 Essex County Roads: County Roads • Windsor Suburban Roads Railways: Essex Terminal Railway • Windsor Subdivision • Chatham Subdivision • CASO Subdivision
Municipalities	Amherstburg • Essex 1 • Kingsville • Lakeshore • LaSalle • Leamington • Township of Pelee Island • Tecumseh • Windsor 2
Communities	Belle River3 • Colchester • Comber • Cottam • Deerbrook • Emeryville • Harrow3 • Maidstone • Malden Center • McGregor • Oldcastle • Puce • River Canard • Ruthven • St. Clair Beach3 • St. Joachim • Seacliffe • Stoney Point • Woodslee
Attractions and Parks	Point Pelee National Park • Fort Malden National Historic Park • Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary • Colasanti's Tropical Gardens • ERCA • Chrysler Canada Greenway • Trans-Canada Trail
Geography	Bois Blanc Island • East Sister Island • Fighting Island • Middle Island • Peche Island • Pelee Island • Point Pelee
Related Topics	Detroit, Michigan • Detroit River • Windsor • Ontario
1 County seat. 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998. 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998.
List of municipalities in Ontario