Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site
Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site marks the site of the November 1838 Battle of the Windmill, fought around a grist windmill near Prescott, Ontario, Canada. In 1873,[1] the original grist windmill was converted into a lighthouse by the Canadian Department of Marine. The lighthouse became known as Windmill Point Light.[2]
In 1996 the Friends of Windmill Point[2][3] opened the 60 foot stone lighthouse tower to the public as Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site, a National Historic Site of Canada. Visitors are led on a guided tour of the tower, and can climb to the top just below the lantern room for a view of the St. Lawrence River. There are interpretive panels about the battle, a video presentation, and a gift shop. The tower is open weekends in June and September, and daily in July and August, and is located on Windmill Point Road, off Highway # 2, 3 km east of the town of Prescott, Ontario.
See also
References
- ^ Dave Wobser. "Windmill Point Light". Lighthouses of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ a b Colonel Edward Jessup Branch of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. "The Battle of the Windmill". Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ http://www.lighthousedepot.com/lite_explorer.asp?action=display_details&LighthouseID=437 [dead link]
- Graves, Donald E., Guns Across the River: The Battle of the Windmill, 1838, 2001, The Friends of Windmill Point, Prescott, Ontario.
External links
- Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site - Parks Canada official site
- Windmill Point Light - lighthouse information