Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada

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Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada is a historic town near the mouth of the Detroit River known for its role in the War of 1812 and as a key terminus of the Underground Railroad.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
adjacentToWaterBody Detroit River ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ
areaCode 226 ⓘ
519 ⓘ
548 ⓘ
border United States ⓘ
contains Amherstburg Freedom Museum ⓘ
Belle Vue National Historic Site ⓘ
Boblo Island Amusement Park site ⓘ
Fort Malden ⓘ
Fort Malden National Historic Site ⓘ
King’s Navy Yard Park ⓘ
Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church ⓘ
Park House Museum ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
county Essex County, Ontario ⓘ
governingBody Amherstburg Town Council ⓘ
linked to: Town of Amherstburg
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada (Fort Malden within town) ⓘ
historicalRole key terminus of the Underground Railroad ⓘ
strategic site in the War of 1812 ⓘ
knownFor Underground Railroad history ⓘ
War of 1812 history ⓘ
historic downtown core ⓘ
waterfront tourism ⓘ
leaderTitle Mayor ⓘ
locatedIn Southwestern Ontario ⓘ
locatedInWatershed Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin ⓘ
locatedNear mouth of the Detroit River ⓘ
locatedOn Detroit River ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Windsor, Ontario ⓘ
nearbyUrbanCentre Detroit, Michigan ⓘ
linked to: Detroit

Windsor, Ontario ⓘ
oppositeShoreFrom Boblo Island, Ontario ⓘ
Grosse Ile, Michigan ⓘ
partOf Greater Windsor area ⓘ
postalCodePrefix N9V ⓘ
province Ontario ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
transportationLink County Road 18 ⓘ
County Road 20 ⓘ
Highway 18 (historic designation) ⓘ

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Amherstburg, Upper Canada → locatedInPresentDay → Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
HMS Queen Charlotte → launchedAt → Amherstburg, Upper Canada ⓘ
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Prince Edward Augustus → residence → Amherstburg, Canada (during service in British North America) ⓘ
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Bois Blanc Island (Boblo Island) → locatedNear → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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LaSalle, Ontario → nearbyCity → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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Canada Southern Railway → startPoint → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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Transit Windsor (regional connections) → serves → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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Fort Amherstburg → locatedIn → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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King’s Navy Yard → location → Amherstburg, Upper Canada ⓘ
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King’s Navy Yard → locatedIn → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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Boblo Island → locatedNear → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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Boblo Island → locatedWestOf → Amherstburg, Ontario ⓘ
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British Lake Erie squadron → baseOfOperations → Amherstburg, Upper Canada ⓘ
linked to: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada