Near Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Ebenezer Community

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

1. Ebenezer Community Marker

Inscription. In 1852 this was the site of the Ebenezer religious community of 800 people. It had log houses, a wharf, store, blacksmith shop, sawmill, woolen mill, flour mill, tannery, cabinet shop and a communal dining hall. Their best known product was high quality cotton denim dyed Ebenezer Blue. In 1859 the community moved to Amana, Iowa.

Erected by Niagara Parks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 42° 59.814′ N, 79° 1.655′ W. Marker is near Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Niagara Parkway just south of Sherk Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12575 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Strickler-Danner House circa 1805 (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Location of the Ebenezer Settlement 1848 1858 (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Conestoga Wagon Trek (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Disaster at Eagle Park (approx. 2.2 kilometers away in the U.S.); Willoughby Church Cemetery (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); a different marker also named Willoughby Church Cemetery (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Navy Island / Île Navy (approx. 5.3 kilometers away); Gonder's Flats (approx. 5.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

2. Ebenezer Community Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

3. Ebenezer Community Marker

Location of the Ebenezer Settlement marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 21, 2013

4. Location of the Ebenezer Settlement marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,001 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on August 29, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.