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12 unusual facts about Niagara peninsula


Battle of Chippawa

Nor was it possible to land large numbers of troops on the southern side of the Niagara Peninsula and advance on Burlington to cut off the British on the Niagara River, because the American squadron on Lake Erie (and the regular troops at Detroit) had been diverted to attempt the recapture of Fort Mackinac on Lake Huron.

Battle of Cook's Mills

The Battle of Cook's Mills was the last engagement between U.S. and British armies in the Niagara, and the penultimate engagement (followed by the Battle of Malcolm's Mills) on Canadian soil during the War of 1812.

Castropignano

For comparison purposes, the Niagara Region is at an approximate elevation of 600 feet above sea level and thousands of miles away from the sea, while Castropignano at an elevation of 2034 ft is less than twenty miles away from the sea.

Durif

Since the end of the 20th century, wineries located in Washington's Yakima River Valley, Maryland, Arizona, West Virginia, Chile, Mexico's Baja Peninsula, and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula have also produced wines from Durif grapes.

Francis Masson

During the next seven years he travelled widely collecting plants and seeds, visiting Niagara Peninsula and Lake Ontario, but amassed only 24 new species, a minuscule tally compared with his South African spoils.

Gamay

Gamay is commonly grown in the Niagara Peninsula in Canada, some producers being in the Short Hills Bench, Beamsville Bench and St. David's Bench to mention a few, as well as in Prince Edward County.

Kame delta

The Fonthill Kame Delta is the highest point in the Niagara Peninsula region.

Lynn R. Williams

In 1956, Lynn joined the Steelworkers staff and worked in Regina, Saskatchewan, the Niagara Peninsula and Toronto.

Mid-Peninsula Highway

The Mid-Peninsula Highway is a proposed freeway across the Niagara Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Orchard

In Canada, apple and other fruit orchards are widespread on the Niagara Peninsula, south of Lake Ontario.

Petition of Free Negroes

Because the grants were spread around the province, isolating the freed men among the otherwise-white settlers, on June 29, 1794, nineteen men from the Niagara region submitted a petition to Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe hoping to address this.

Vidal blanc

Most of the plantings are in the Ontario region, particularly the Niagara Peninsula, but the grape can also be found in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec.


Erland Lee

Born on May 3, 1864, Erland was a prominent member of the Lee family, who came to the Niagara Peninsula in Canada (then British North America) as United Empire Loyalists in 1792, after the American Revolutionary War.

Tristan Emmanuel

He operated a small freight delivery company in Ontario's Niagara region in the 1990s, and served as the pastor of Living Hope Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Vineland.