Ghosts of 1812 - The Destruction of Fort Chippawa Traditional Cache

**DUE TO IT’S LOCATION, PLEASE REHIDE THE CACHE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT**Part of the "Ghosts of 1812" Series, formerly named The Battle of Chippawa.   **CAUTION-high traffic area** This cache is a cammied container with pad, pen and trickets.  Suitable to trackables and geocoins. Congratulations to "Lucky Stryke" for being the first to find this cache! Now on to the story...

Established in 1791 after the Revolutionary War as a palisaded log blockhouse and storehouse. The fort was located at the mouth of the Chippawa River where it enters the Niagara River. This point was the southern end of the British Niagara portage around Niagara Falls. The storehouse served as storage and distribution point for supplies headed to British fortifications further up in the Great lakes. A similar American fort, Fort Schlosser, was located on the other side of the Niagara River guarding the southern end of the American Lewiston portage around the falls..

On 5 July 1813 a small British force led by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Clark departed from the vicinity of Fort Chippawa and attacked Fort Schlosser surprising the garrison and making off with a good supply of arms and supplies as well as two boats and a brass cannon. At the beginning of the War of 1812 a gun battery had been built along the river. The fort and the gun battery were destroyed by American forces in July 1814 during the Battle of Chippawa which was fought just south of the fort.

The proximity of the fort to the American forces on the other sided of the river led to frequent clashes and the fort changed hands frequently. The fort was upgraded with earthworks, a barracks, officer's quarters and storehouse in 1814-1815 but it was abandoned after the end of the war...

Be sure to visit all the caches in this series! So far, the series includes the 18 caches listed below...

Ghosts of 1812 - Battle of Queenston Heights GC3P0M2

Ghosts of 1812 - Decew House GC3NVYK

Ghosts of 1812 - Engagement at the Forty GC62DG2

Ghosts of 1812 - Raid on Port Dover GC6374A

Ghosts of 1812 - Shirmish at Butler's Farm GC3VHKE

Ghosts of 1812 - Siege of Fort Erie GC62BWX

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle for Fort George GC3R61W

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle of Beaverdams GC3PJP9

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle of Cook's Mills GC3WNPX

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle of Frenchman's Creek GC424AM

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle of Lundy's Lane GC3P22C

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battle of Stoney Creek GC3QAQE

Ghosts of 1812 - The Battlefield at Chippawa GC6382A

Ghosts of 1812 - The Burning of Niagara GC3V685

Ghosts of 1812 - The Capture of "Ohio" and "Somers" GC62DE6

Ghosts of 1812 - The Destruction of Fort Chippawa GC3QATK

Ghosts of 1812 - The Fall of a Warrior GC64FF3

Ghosts of 1812 - The Trek of Laura Secord GC3X4J2