Musket Balls- c. 1812
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- These five musket balls were found on Nickel beach at a home on Lakeshore Road East, Port Colborne Ontario. It is believed that during the War of 1812 many military stores and munitions were secreted or buried in haste to prevent their seizure by advancing American troops. This would most likely have happened following the fall of Fort Erie in late May 1813.
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.
Sizes (diameter):
A: 1.4 cm, B: 1.7cm, C: 1.5cm, D: 1.6cm, E: 1.2cm and 982.522 is 1.8cm - Date of Original
- c. 1812
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 975.45.2(A-E) and 982.522
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 42.8700512975201 Longitude: -79.2252445220947
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
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- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
Website:
Address:280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8