Amherstburg, Ontario

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Population (2006)

- Town

21,748

- Urban

13,410

Time zone

Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

- Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC-4)

Website: http://www.town.amherstburg.on.ca

Amherstburg (2006 population 21,748; UA population 13,410) is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system about 32 miles (51 km long and 0 Essex County is a County and Census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is approximately 25 kilometres (15 mi) south of Detroit. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States

The town, across the river from the United States, was permanently established as a British military fort in 1796. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year During the days of the Underground Railroad, the town was often the point at which freed slaves entered Canada. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States

Amherstburg is home to several tourist attractions, including Fort Malden and the North American Black Historical Museum. Fort Malden was a fort that stood on the remains of the second Fort Amherstburg in Amherstburg Ontario. The Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal Church National Historic Site and North American Black Historical Museum are located in Amherstburg, Ontario

Amherstburg is a town which takes pride in its history and on the first weekend of every August they hold a heritage festival comprised of activities at several locations around town. At Fort Malden for example, they hold a military timeline event where re-enactors depicting eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the Second World War establish camp and perform battle demonstrations

The local public high school in Amherstburg is General Amherst High School, named after Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. General Amherst High is the local high school in the southwestern Ontario community of Amherstburg. Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as

Communities

Amherstburg
River Canard
Amherst Pointe
Willow Beach
Holiday Beach
Malden Centre
Boblo (Bois-Blanc) Island - Private Community

External links

River Canard is a hamlet of roughly 500 people in Amherstburg Ontario, Canada that is approximately 12 miles south of Windsor Ontario, situated Amherstburg (2006 population 21748 UA population 13410 is a Town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County The Township of Muskoka Lakes is an area municipality of the District Municipality of Muskoka, Ontario. Malden Centre is a small community in the town of Amherstburg Ontario, Canada, (formerly part of Malden Township Ontario)

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