Adolphustown
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Adolphustown is a geographic area located in Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada, on the Adolphus Reach of the Bay of Quinte in Lake Ontario. Adolphustown is now part of the town of Greater Napanee. The
Old Hay Bay Church, c. 1908
Glenora Ferry arriving in Adolphustown
United Empire Loyalist
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United Empire Loyalist is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec and governor general of the Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in Britis
Adolphustown
…the area, with its picturesque lakefront location, remains popular for the cultivation of apples and strawberries. Adolphustown was founded in 1784 by United Empire Loyalists. The original Loyalist Landing site is now the 74-acre (300,000 m2) U.E.L. Heritage Centre & Park, a museum, public park, and family campground. The…
Depiction of Loyalist refugees on their way to the Canadas during the American Revolution.
The Coming of the Loyalists by Henry Sandham, showing a romanticised view of the Loyalists' arrival in New Brunswick.
1788 illustration of a Black woodcutter in Shelburne, Nova Scotia
The Act Against Slavery, 1793, an anti-slavery act passed in Upper Canada. The act was created partially in response to Loyalist refugees who brought slaves with them.