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Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War (known as "the French and Indian War" in the colonies) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763), at which time France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River (all of New France) to Great Britain. The installation is located on the southern edge of what is now the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, United States.
The fort and surrounding battlefield are owned and operated by the Niagara Parks Commission, a self-funded agency of the Ontario provincial government.
The British established control of their new territory by occupying the French forts and by constructing a line of communications along the Niagara River and Upper Great Lakes. The original fort, built in 1764, was located on the Niagara River's edge below the present fort (parking lot on Lakeshore Road). It served as a supply depot and a port for ships transporting merchandise, troops and passengers via Lake Erie to the Upper Great Lakes. In 1795, the fort consisted of some wooden blockhouses surrounded by a wooden palisade (dropped from the plan was a magazine, officer's quarters, storehouses and guard house). Provisions were stored inside the fort, and just outside was a large wooden magazine (original plans were to have it built inside the fort), as well as houses for workmen. The fort was damaged by winter storms and in 1803, plans were made for a new fort on the higher ground behind the original. It was larger and made of flintstone but was not quite finished at the start of the War of 1812.
The fort served as a supply base for British troops, United Empire Loyalists Rangers, and allied Iroquois warriors during the American Revolution. The little fort at the water's edge suffered considerable damage due to continuous winter storms. In 1803, planning was authorized for a new Fort Erie on the heights behind the original post. The new fort was made more formidable as it was constructed of the Onondaga flintstone that was readily available in the area.
A sketch of the Jubilee Bridge in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire and all my own work! Well I did take the original photo and then used the Huawei photo editor on my phone to produce this rather appealing sketch effect of the bridge. And don’t be led to believe that the bridges name is regarding the recent Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, it is in fact to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 about 135yrs earlier!
Jubilee Bridge, is an iron bridge costing £230 and was placed in position on 14 June, 1887 in time for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria eight days later. It was an immensely significant event for the village as, until then, the only access to the Lovers' Walks on the other bank of the River Derwent had been by ferry. As it was being erected there was a minor drama …….
“ While workmen were engaged in preparation for the erection of the new iron bridge, one of their number missed his foothold and fell into the river. The Derwent at this point is rather deep, but a boat was put off to the man's rescue, and he was lifted in and conveyed to the bank, not much worse for the immersion”.
These workmen were putting a traffic island in place. If you look very closely (though granted the resolution of the Polaroid makes it hard) you'll see they both have cigarettes in their mouths. You can't zoom in with the Polaroid Now camera. The shadows in the foreground are also a feature of this composition.
Taken with the Polaroid Now camera on I-Type instant film.
Workmen inspect the running gear of Nickel Plate Berkshire 765 on a cool October evening. I was very impressed with this event put on by the folks at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and Chris Lantz Photography. We had our share of interesting/unfortunate moments when two lights fell down and a group of us had to push the truck at one point, but overall, it was a great evening!
© Brian Callahan 2010 All rights reserved.
Part of the crew engaged in the repair and rehabilitation of the Scott Fountain. In this you can see the size of the Native American in a canoe panel that I posted earlier. Sorry about the flare.
James Scott died in 1910 and left the city $500,000 to build a fountain and a life size statue of him on Belle Isle, however at the time he was looked upon as a storyteller, a gambler, and people really didn't want to accept the money he donated because it would only immortalize this man they hated, even J.L. Hudson stated "would be a monument to nastiness and filthy stories. Mr. Scott never did anything for Detroit in his lifetime." ,it was debated for 15 years before the fountain and statue was finally built.
The fountain is currently undergoing an extensive renovation. The lead linings of the lower bowls will be completely replaced. The fountain piping and drains will be put back in working order. The lights will be properly mounted and insulated. It is a costly project, and even as such some of the original beauty such as the Pewabic Tile designs that surrounded the lower bowl well be lost.
If you live in the area, or will be in Detroit, this beautiful structure is a must see, even, under repair.
More about the fountain here:
apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=193
And still more here:
detroit1701.org/James Scott Fountain.html