Tag: War of 1812
Black Settlement Burial Ground
During the British occupation of the Chesapeake Bay area in the War of 1812, the British military offered freedom to any slave who fled his American master. Over 400 Black refugees who took up this of... Read More
Fort Beauséjour
Fort Beauséjour was a large five-star fort on the Isthmus of Chignecto, a neck of land connecting present-day New Brunswick with Nova Scotia. The site was strategically important in Acadia, a French ... Read More
Village of Fredericton Junction
The Village of Fredericton Junction was originally named Hartt’s Mills for Thomas Hartt, who established a mill in 1804. It was renamed in 1869 when the European and North American Ra... Read More
104th New Brunswick Regiment
The British were holding their own along the Niagara frontier during the summer of 1812, but the Americans were planning a major offensive when the campaign season opened in the spring of 1813. The Br... Read More
St. Andrews Blockhouse
Many blockhouses were built in North America, but few have survived. Why is the St. Andrews Blockhouse still here? When the War of 1812 broke out, the citizens of St. Andrews had little to fear from t... Read More