Burwell's Corners is named after Mahlon Burwell, the son of United Empire Loyalists, who came to the Talbot Settlement in 1809 at the request of Thomas Talbot, a colonial land administrator. Mahlon Burwell surveyed much of the land from Essex to . . . — — Map (db m255427) HM
Burwell, a surveyor, was a militia officer during the War of 1812 making him a prime target for enemy raiders who plundered Southwestern Ontario unopposed for most of the last year of the war. He moved to Port Talbot in 1809 with his family to . . . — — Map (db m255424) HM
Col. Thomas Talbot landed immediately south of this location in May of 1803. From here, he would, for the next 30 years, direct the settlement of an immense area stretching from Windsor to Delhi. When he arrived
there was nothing but dense bush, . . . — — Map (db m253447) HM
No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School was a unit of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Plan, from April 29, 1940 to March 15, 1945, graduated over 130,000 air crew, of which 73,000 were Canadians. No. 4 B&GS consisted of the main station at . . . — — Map (db m253435) HM WM
The Talbot Settlement
The settlement begun in May 1803 by Thomas Talbot was despite the controversial practices of its founder one of the most successful in Upper Canada. Major roads were constructed throughout the settlement and . . . — — Map (db m253442) HM
