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Follow the markers for a chronological timeline of Joel Stone and Gananoque
By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
The Garrison Settlement at Gananoque ca: 1815/16 Monument
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Joel Stone was a prosperous merchant, who was born and raised in Connecticut and who joined British forces as a captain of the Loyalist militia in New York during the American Revolution (1775-1783). Because of his loyalty to Britain, . . . — — Map (db m207525) HM |
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By the time Joel Stone took up residence in the area in 1792, a grist mill had been built adjacent to Stone’s land on the east bank of the Gananoque River and was operating by harnessing the power of the first of several rapids along . . . — — Map (db m207617) HM |
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When Joel Stone’s sawmill was completed in 1795, it included a timber-and-stone dam at the first of the several Gananoque River rapids, which had previously been harnessed in a rudimental way to power the existing grist mill. The dam . . . — — Map (db m207618) HM |
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In 1806, Joel Stone was granted his petition to build a bridge, which would replace the ferry service he had initiated 5 years earlier. By 1810, as a direct consequence to Stone’s various enterprises, settlement at the mouth of the . . . — — Map (db m207622) HM |
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On June 18, 1812, war was declared between Britain and the United States. By then, Colonel Joel Stone commanded 386 officers and men of the 2nd Leeds Militia. Less than 60 were in the area when on September 21, 1812, Captain Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m207628) HM |
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When Colonel Stone returned after the raid, he found the government storehouse in ashes, the bridge destroyed and his home ransacked. His wife, Abigail, had been seriously injured and took some time to recover. As a deterrent to any . . . — — Map (db m207630) HM |
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Following the end of the War of 1812, Colonel Joel Stone turned his business interests over to his son-in-law Charles McDonald and Charles’ brother and partner John. By 1816, the garrison settlement of Gananoque was an established and . . . — — Map (db m207632) HM |
May. 18, 2024
