Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 located at Fort Amherstburg, Upper Canada, situated on the Detroit River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Malden and Amherstburg Freedom Museum.
Fort Malden
Park
Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was built in 1795 by Great Britain in order to ensure the security of British North America against any potential threat of American invasion. Fort Malden is situated 600 metres north of Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum
Museum
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum, previously known as 'the North American Black Historical Museum', is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributions. Amherstburg Freedom Museum is situated 670 metres east of Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Park House Museum
Building
Photo: HistoryHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Park House is a historic house museum, located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1796 in Detroit, but moved to Amherstburg in 1799. It has had many owners, the best-known being the Park family who owned it 102 years. Park House Museum is situated 220 metres north of Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Grosse Ile Township.
Amherstburg
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Grosse Ile Township is situated 5 km northwest of Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles south of the city of Detroit. Gibraltar is situated 6 km west of Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
- Type: Historic site
- Description: shipyard in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
- Categories: shipyard, urban park, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.10175° or 42° 6′ 6″ northLongitude
-83.11378° or 83° 6′ 50″ westOpen location code
86JR4V2P+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4794362940OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q4746054
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In Other Languages
“Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard” goes by many names.
- French: “parc King’s Navy Yard”
- French: “Parc King’s Navy Yard”
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