- St. David's, Ontario
St David's, Ontario is a small rural community of approximately 700, that is nestled on the
Niagara Escarpment betweenNiagara Falls andNiagara-on-the-Lake in Southern Ontario, Canada. It lies only minutes from theNiagara river , twoGreat Lakes , theWelland canal and a variety of other attractions.St David's is part of the Niagara-on-the-Lake township, and should not be confused with "St Davids" (note absence of apostrophe), which is a part of the
East Hawkesbury township near Ottawa, Ontario.History
St David's was once the transient capital of
Upper Canada .Fact|date=July 2008 On1814-07-18 , during the final American campaign on the Niagara frontier, Major-General Peter B. Porter sent a detachment of militia from theUnited States encampment atQueenston, Ontario to attack St. David's. This force, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac W. Stone, was joined later by a small group of American regulars. Despite opposition from the1st Lincoln Militia , the enemy captured the village, looted it and burned most of the buildings. Stone was severely censured for this destruction of private property and summarily dismissed from the United States army.Fact|date=July 2008References
*Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board
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