Prescott is a town of approximately 4,200 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada, directly across from Ogdensburg, New York. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway 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 Ogdensburg is a City in St Lawrence County, New York, United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge connects the two towns. The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, also known as the St
History
Prescott was the home of the British Fort Wellington, which is now a tourist destination. Fort Wellington National Historic Site is a historic military fortification located on the north shore of the St A tourist destination is a city town or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from Tourism. The Battle of the Thousand Islands was fought near the present location of the city in August 1760. The Battle of the Thousand Islands was fought 16 – 24 August 1760, in the upper St Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap During the War of 1812, troops stationed at Fort Wellington crossed the frozen river and burned Ogdensburg in retaliation for an American raid further up the river; the American citizens of Ogdensburg, who were profiting by supplying the British army with food and other necessities, drove out their own American military detachment after the raid so that they could continue doing business with the British army in Prescott. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
Prescott was originally an important transshipment point for cargo moving from the Great Lakes eastwards towards Montreal, Quebec and the Atlantic Ocean, but the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway ended the forwarding trade. Transshipment or Transhipment is the Shipment of goods to an intermediate destination and then from there to yet another destination The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The St Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of Canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes Prescott is on the mainline of the Canadian National Railway connecting Toronto, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, and is near the junction of the east-west Highway 401 and Highway 416 north to Ottawa, Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Highway 416, named the Veterans Memorial Highway, is a 400-Series Highway in eastern Ontario that connects between Highway 417 in Ottawa and Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec This city is also host to a huge midget showcase hockey tournament.
External links
- Town of Prescott
- The Prescott Journal
- Gallery of Free, (Public Domain), Photos from Prescott, Ontario
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