Ryerson's Island
Appearance
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Geography | |
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Location | Lake Erie |
Coordinates | 42°36′08″N 80°16′54″W / 42.602358°N 80.281611°W |
Archipelago | Long Point |
Administration | |
Canada | |
Province | Ontario |
County | Norfolk |
Ryerson's Island is an island in Ontario, Canada, located in Lake Erie north of Long Point. The island is named for its first owner, Colonel Joseph Ryerson (1764-1854), who was a Loyalist sniper from New Jersey in a unit that tried to kill George Washington,[1] later serving with the Prince of Wales American Regiment and father of Egerton Ryerson.[2]
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