Fort Malden National Historic Site

Fort Malden National Historic Site is a park in Ontario, Canada which is located on Laird Avenue South. Fort Malden National Historic Site is situated nearby to Toddy Jones Park, as well as near Bill Wigle Park.

Email: fortmalden@pc.gc.ca
Type: Park
Address: 100 Laird Avenue South

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard and Amherstburg Freedom Museum.

Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard

Historic site

Photo: jbcurio, CC BY 2.0.

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. Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard is situated 600 metres south of Fort Malden National Historic Site.

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 1 km southeast of Fort Malden National Historic Site.

Amherstburg First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Crisco 1492, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Amherstburg First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, established in 1848 to serve the town's growing Black community, many of whom had escaped slavery in the United States. Amherstburg First Baptist Church is situated 1 km southeast of Fort Malden National Historic Site.

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 in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Grosse Ile Township consists of multiple islands in the Detroit River, roughly 18 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. Grosse Ile Township is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort Malden National Historic Site.

Gibraltar

Town

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A Downriver suburb of Detroit, Gibraltar is located roughly 22 miles southwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 4,997. Gibraltar is situated 6 km west of Fort Malden National Historic Site.

Fort Malden National Historic Site

Categories: heritage site, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

42.10718° or 42° 6′ 26″ north

Longitude

-83.11345° or 83° 6′ 48″ west

Operator

Parks Canada

Open location code

86JR4V4P+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 206040333

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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