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Battle of Crysler's Farm 1813 and French Mills to where American forces retreated.
By Barry Swackhamer, August 6, 2014
Battle of Crysler’s Farm 1813 Marker
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| Near Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry County Road (County Route 2) close to Upper Canada Village, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In November, 1813, an American army of some 8000 men, commanded by Major-General James Wilkinson, moved down the St. Lawrence en route to Montreal. Wilkinson was followed and harassed by a British “corp of observation” consisting of . . . — — Map (db m82180) HM |
| On Salmon Street, 0.2 miles north of Chateaugay Street (New York State Route 37), on the right when traveling north. |
| | On this site was built in 1812 a blockhouse used to shelter sick and wounded after the retreat from Chryslers Field in 1813 — — Map (db m79370) HM WM |
| On Center Street, 0.2 miles west of Water Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | War of 1812 On this site, a former hotel, was held the funeral of Brig. Gen'l. Leonard Covington, a casualty of the Battle of Chrysler's Field. — — Map (db m79369) HM WM |
| On Chateaugay Street (New York State Route 37) 0.1 miles east of County Route 42, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Fort Covington, New York First called "French Mills". In 1812 changed to its present name in honor of Brig. Gen'l. Leonard Covington who lost his life in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m79372) HM |
| On Chateaugay Street (New York State Route 37) 0.1 miles east of County Route 42, on the left when traveling west. |
| | First named French Mills in the 1790's by immigrant settlers who came from lower Canada to work in the Robertson and Buchanan Mills on the Salmon River. In 1817 it was renamed Fort Covington in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington, who died . . . — — Map (db m79371) HM WM |
Apr. 30, 2024
