Gananoque Blockhouse
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Gananoque Blockhouse was a fortification located near present-day Gananoque, Ontario. Within a month of the Raid on Gananoque construction of a blockhouse was begun, with completion in 1813. It had an octagonal log parapet containing five guns. The blockhouse was abandoned after the War of 1812 and given to a private landowner.
The blockhouse was quickly repaired in the 1837-38 Patriot War when there were fears American militia forces were planning to attack. The Gananoque Blockhouse stood until 1852.
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- Young, Richard. “Blockhouses in Canada, 1749-1841: a Comparative Report and Catalogue.” Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History, Canadian Historic Site, 1980.
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