GC11NWN The Fort George Cache (Traditional Cache) in Ontario, Canada created by Lakeport

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A cache by Lakeport Message this owner

Hidden : 3/25/2007

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Well, after the success of my first cache, here's round two. Now for a little history lesson on the fort: Prior to 1796, Fort George didn't exist because the British occupied the neighbouring Fort Niagara. But after the signing of "The Treaty of Paris" in 1783 giving the United States full soveriegnty from England, the British had to leave Fort Niagara under "The Treaty of Paris". So in 1796, John Graves Simcoe ordered the construction of Fort George to defend Upper Canada from the Americans. After 3 years of construction, the fort was operational to defend the Niagara Frontier and against Fort Niagara at the mouth of the Niagara River at Lake Ontario. Once the War of 1812 started, the fort was an integral part of the war as it served as the headquarters for General Brock and the rest of the Niagara Frontier. It was the staging grounds for many battles like The Battle of Fort George and the Battle of Queenston Heights. Now on May 25, 1813, the Americans opted to start an attack on the fort by shooting heated cannon balls from Fort Niagara hoping to hit anything wooden. The reason for this is to set the buildings on fire. Two days later, the Americans decided cross the Niagara River to take control of the fort. They decided not to land right near the fort, they landed about 2 miles away on the other end of now Queen Street under the cover of heavy fog. So at the time of landing, Colonel Winfried Scott lead the attack force of about 5000 men. With a small garrison being sent out, made up of British Regulars, militia and Native Allies, to defend against an attacking American garrison, this gave enough time for the rest of the British forces to evacuate to Stoney Creek. On December 10, 1813, the Americans decided to head back across the Niagara River because the local residents of the Niagara Frontier were giving them alot of troubles and with the loss in Stoney Creek, the Americans felt it was not viable to keep Fort George. A short time prior to the departure of the fort, a British officer opted to become an officer of the American army because he felt that he was going to fight for the winning team. After the American army authorized his defection, they required him to gain a small garrison to command. In turn, the residents of Newark (Niagara-On-The-Lake) were given 24 hours notice by the defected Britsh officer to get out of their homes because the whole town was being burnt to the ground. So when the 24 hours were up, the Americans torched Newark as they were walking out of town. A short time later during one of the worst winter storms on record, Merritt's Dragoons came back to the town to find it in ruin and the townsfolk out in the cold. So in short, the British took Fort George back with no resistance to find Fort George in ruin. After the war, in 1815, the fort was deemed too far in ruin and slowly moved to their new home at Fort Mississauga. Fort Mississauga's construction was started in 1814 after the burning of Niagara-On-The-Lake. Some of the materials used for Fort Mississauga came from the town after it was burned to the ground. Now, let's jump a little further into the future. In 1937, the Canadian government needed to create jobs during the depression so they decided to create a 'Make Work' project. The decision was to renovate Fort George and other fortifications that were used in the War of 1812. Fort George's renovation lasted approximately 2 years. Now the fort is used to defend against the loss of history.

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Ybbx nebhaq gur onfr bs gur gerr.

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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