The Munro's were a family of shipbuilders and sea captains. Hector Munro (1818-1884) was a Gibraltar pioneer settler who made his way from Scotland to this waterfront community with his family in 1875 to work in the shipyards. All of his sons . . . — — Map (db m175029) HM
In this vicinity on Aug. 5, 1812, six weeks after the outbreak of war, an Indian force, led by the famous Shawnee chief, Tecumseh, ambushed about 200 Americans under Major Thomas Van Horne who were on the way south to the River Raisin. There, . . . — — Map (db m182549) HM
[First Tablet, Lower Tablet Facing East]:
War of 1812 Memorial
Dedicated on Aug. 5, 2006
Original monument was dedicated
In 1908 at W. Jefferson Ave.
Near Gibraltar Road by
Dr. Hal C. Wyman
Moved in 1958-1959 to . . . — — Map (db m182550) WM
