On November 11, 1813, a small British force repelled an invading American army at the Battle of Crysler's Farm, which took place near what was later to be called Morrisburg.[1][2]United Empire Loyalist settlers settled in Dundas County, creating West Williamsburg and was part of the Williamsburg Canal project. Between 1843 and 1856, canals were built on the north side of the St. Lawrence River. West Williamsburg was renamed Morrisburg in 1851[3] in honour of Brockville, Ontario, politician James Morris, who was named the first Postmaster General of the United Province of Canada.[4] Incorporated as a village in 1860, Morrisburg had a growing manufacturing base consisting of a gristmill, a carding mill and a fanning mill. The Grand Trunk Railway reached Morrisburg in 1855. Eventually a power station was built on the St. Lawrence River.[5]
During the 1950s, portions of Morrisburg were relocated because of expected flooding caused by the St. Lawrence Seaway project.[6][7] Over 80 homes were moved and the entire downtown business district was demolished and relocated to a shopping plaza.[8] The Canadian National Railway line was moved 1.1 kilometers north of its original location.[9] Much of the former railbed was used in the reconstruction of Ontario Highway 2. Buildings and other artifacts were moved and assembled to create Upper Canada Village, a tribute to the area's pioneers.[10]
A notable incident in the history of high-speed rail in Canada took place near Morrisburg in 1979, when a UAC TurboTrain operated by Via Rail on westbound service from Montréal to Toronto caught fire after developing an oil leak. The train was quickly evacuated and ultimately a third of it was destroyed in the fire. The troubled Turbo Trains were retired a few years later, in 1982.[11]
morrisburg, ontario, morrisburg, redirects, here, ghost, town, iowa, morrisburg, iowa, morrisburg, unincorporated, community, municipality, south, dundas, located, eastern, ontario, canada, upper, canada, village, morrisburg, contents, history, references, fur. Morrisburg redirects here For the ghost town in Iowa see Morrisburg Iowa Morrisburg is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of South Dundas located in Eastern Ontario Canada Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory editOn November 11 1813 a small British force repelled an invading American army at the Battle of Crysler s Farm which took place near what was later to be called Morrisburg 1 2 United Empire Loyalist settlers settled in Dundas County creating West Williamsburg and was part of the Williamsburg Canal project Between 1843 and 1856 canals were built on the north side of the St Lawrence River West Williamsburg was renamed Morrisburg in 1851 3 in honour of Brockville Ontario politician James Morris who was named the first Postmaster General of the United Province of Canada 4 Incorporated as a village in 1860 Morrisburg had a growing manufacturing base consisting of a gristmill a carding mill and a fanning mill The Grand Trunk Railway reached Morrisburg in 1855 Eventually a power station was built on the St Lawrence River 5 During the 1950s portions of Morrisburg were relocated because of expected flooding caused by the St Lawrence Seaway project 6 7 Over 80 homes were moved and the entire downtown business district was demolished and relocated to a shopping plaza 8 The Canadian National Railway line was moved 1 1 kilometers north of its original location 9 Much of the former railbed was used in the reconstruction of Ontario Highway 2 Buildings and other artifacts were moved and assembled to create Upper Canada Village a tribute to the area s pioneers 10 A notable incident in the history of high speed rail in Canada took place near Morrisburg in 1979 when a UAC TurboTrain operated by Via Rail on westbound service from Montreal to Toronto caught fire after developing an oil leak The train was quickly evacuated and ultimately a third of it was destroyed in the fire The troubled Turbo Trains were retired a few years later in 1982 11 In 1997 Morrisburg was amalgamated with the Village of Iroquois along with Matilda and Williamsburg Townships into the Township of South Dundas References edit Battle of Crysler s Farm National Historic Site of Canada The Canadian Encyclopedia Collins Gilbert Crysler s Farm Battlefield Park Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812 2nd Edition Dundurn Press 2006 Lost Villages Historical Society http lostvillages ca history the lost villages morrisburg Harkness John Graham 1946 Stormont Dundas and Glengarry A History p 285 Mutual Press Limited Ottawa Ontario Ghost Town Ontario Pix http www ghosttownpix com lostvillages morrisbu html Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway System http www greatlakes seaway com en seaway history index html Kornwolf James D Upper Canada Village Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America Volume 1 JHU Press 2002 Morrisburg area men create online monument to history Seaway News September 6 2012 NYC Ottawa Division Historic Dates NYC Ottawa Division Significant Dates Archived from the original on July 7 2007 Retrieved March 29 2012 Mochoruk Jim and Hinther Rhonda Re imagining Ukrainian Canadians History Politics and Identity University of Toronto Press 2011 Bateman Chris December 9 2015 Remembering the ill fated CN Turbo train Spacing Magazine Retrieved May 30 2021 Further reading edit Lake Ontario and Upper St Lawrence The Canadian Oxford School Atlas Oxford University Press second edition 1963 p 21 Ontario The New World Atlas and Gazetteer P F Collier amp Son New York 1924 p 74 Morrisburg information Government of Canada History of Morrisburg Malcomson Robert Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812 Scarecrow Press January 16 2006 November 11 bicentennial service at Crysler Memorial Morrisburg Leader November 6 2013 History comes alive on the web Cornwall Standard Freeholder June 20 2012 St Lawrence Seaway Let the flooding begin CBC Digital Archives External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morrisburg Ontario nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Morrisburg 44 53 53 N 75 10 59 W 44 898 N 75 183 W 44 898 75 183 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morrisburg Ontario amp oldid 1161920173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
