The number who were Black can only be guessed at. Some were freeborn, others had escaped slavery from the
Topic: Town of York
18 articles tagged Town of York
May 12, 2026
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Partington, Tony
his article will outline British and Canadian strategy, developed in the decade following the War of 1812, to T
May 12, 2026
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Alan, Walker
On 17 January 1810 a group of prominent citizens of Toronto Town of York) met to establish the Toronto
May 12, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
Public Trophies, Private Plunder The American Harvest after the Battle at York Eleven lions left York with the Americans
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Stephen Otto, Victor
One hundred and seventy years ago, in May 1845, Captain Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition of
May 11, 2026
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Gary M, Gibson
In November 1812 the 24-gun Madison was launched at Sackets Harbor, New York. The Americans would now control Lake
May 11, 2026
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Chris, Laverton
A chronology of the construction of Fort York is one of the largely unexplored aspects of the site’s history.
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
Few North American cities can boast, as can Toronto, the remarkable fact that seven of its eight oldest buildings
May 11, 2026
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Malcomson, Robert
By 1 pm on Tuesday, 27 April 1813, the American force attacking York had victory within its grasp. And
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Gother Mann, 1788, “PLAN of TORENTO HARBOUR with the proposed TOWN and part of the SETTLEMENT.” Coloured manuscript, 13″
May 11, 2026
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Rick Laprairie
The Niagara River looking north from Queenston Heights was painted by Elizabeth Simcoe in 1793. It’s the view now
May 11, 2026
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Kamran, Khan, Stephen Otto
In the early 19th century, cholera evolved into one of the world’s first globalized infectious diseases. Endemic along the
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Victor
It was late, nearly midnight, on 5 September 1865 when Mr. Attorney General John A. Macdonald stood in the
May 11, 2026
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Adrienne Shadd
Robert Scott was a free Black yeoman living in the town of York in 1810. He was a new
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
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