Zavitz Family Mill- Port Colborne, c.1800: 1812 History

Zavitz Family Mill- Port Colborne, c.1800

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Media Type:: Image
Item Type:: Photographs
Description:: A photo of Zavitz Mill standing beside the sand dunes which were once located there. The mill was built by Christian Zavitz and was operated by his son, Jesse, at the Lake Shore outlet of the Mill Pond (Eagle Marsh Drain at Gravelly Bay in Port Colborne) from 1780-1830. It was a prime location for a mill as it had a small flowing stream into Gravelly Bay which drained a large part of the two marshy townships. During the war, the mill would most likely have been protected with one or more cannons against possible marine attacks or enemy forces that could be seen coming up Sugarloaf road.

For more information, read “‘Scruples of Conscience’: The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement” by Donald G. Anger, the Port Colborne Historical and Marine Museum.
Date of Original:: 1880
Subject(s):: War of 1812
War of 1812- Domestic Life
Sugarloaf Settlement- Port Colborne, ON
Zavitz, Christian., Jr.
Zavitz, Jesse
Gravelly Bay- Port Colborne, ON
Zavitz Mill- Port Colborne, ON
Local identifier:: 2007.14.42
Language of Item:: English
Geographic Coverage:: Canada - Ontario - Port Colborne

Latitude: 42.87634149622545
Longitude: -79.26966190338135
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Recommended Citation:: Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
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Zavitz Family Mill- Port Colborne, c.1800

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