| 词条 | Fort Norfolk (Norfolk County, Ontario) |
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| name = Fort Norfolk | native_name = | native_language = | other_name = | image = Fort_Norfolk_NHS.jpg | caption = | type = War of 1812 fortification | location = {{comma separated entries|1=|2=Ontario|3=Canada}} | nearest_city = Norfolk County | area = | elevation = | height = | beginning_label = Established | beginning_date = | formed = | founded = | founder = | built = 1813-14 | built_for = | original_use = | demolished = | rebuilt = | restored = | restored_by = | current_use = | architect = | sculptor = | architecture = | visitors_num = | visitors_year = | visitors_ref = | governing_body = Parks Canada | owner = | year of event = | events = | website = Cultural Built Heritage | designation1 = National Historic Site of Canada | designation1_offname = | designation1_date = 1925 | designation1_number = | designation2 = | designation2_offname = | designation2_date = | designation2_number = }} Fort Norfolk was a minor fortification built at Turkey Point (now Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada) during the War of 1812 to defend the southwestern end of Upper Canada. It is a National Historic Site of Canada. A redebout with single blockhouse structure surrounded by log palisades was built on the bluffs was built by the 37th Regiment of Foot during the winter of 1814-1815 to house several hundred soldiers.[1] A larger fort and ship building facility was planned, but it was never built.[2] The existence of the facility diminished and abandoned shortly after the War of 1812. A memorial cairn was added in 1922 to mark the site.[3] References1. ^Cultural Built Heritage at Norfolk Official Plan {{coord|42.6901|N|80.3300|W|display=title}}{{NHSC}}{{Norfolk County, Ontario}}2. ^{{cite book |title = Fighting sail on Lake Huron and Georgian Bay p. 119 |publisher = unknown }} 3. ^Fort Norfolk at Norfolk History Society 4 : Buildings and structures in Norfolk County, Ontario|Forts in Ontario|War of 1812|National Historic Sites in Ontario |
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