St. David's, Ontario
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St David's, Ontario is a small rural town of approximately 700, that is nestled on the Niagara Escarpment between Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-the-Lake in Southern Ontario, Canada. It lies only minutes from the niagara river, two Great Lakes, the welland canal and a variety of other attractions.
St David's is part of the Niagara-on-the-Lake township, and should not be confused with "St Davids" (note absence of apostrophe), which is a part of the East Hawkesbury township near Ottawa, Ontario.
[edit] History
St David's was once the transient capital of Upper Canada. On 1814-07-18, during the final American campaign on the Niagara frontier, Major-General Peter B. Porter sent a detachment of militia from the United States encampment at Queenston, Ontario to attack St. David's. This force, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac W. Stone, was joined later by a small group of American regulars. Despite opposition from the 1st Lincoln Militia, the enemy captured the village, looted it and burned most of the buildings. Stone was severely censured for this destruction of private property and summarily dismissed from the United States army.
[edit] References
- Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board
