This day in our history
Provided by the Fort Erie Museum
Provided by the Fort Erie Museum
1795 - A storm damages much of Historic Fort Erie including Major Pratt's quarters leaving only the roof and chimney. (The Correspondence of Lieut. Gov. John Graves Simcoe, Vol. IV. 1795-1796, Brig. Gen. E.A. Cruikshank, ed. Toronto: Ontario Historical Society, 1926, p. 106)
1926 - Church dignitaries from Canada and the U.S. are present when the cornerstone is laid for All Saints' Anglican Church, Ridgeway. (FEHM files)
1926 - The last rivet is put in place in the Peace Bridge setting a world record in steel bridge fabrication. This beat the world record for building a steel bridge of this size by 5 days. (The Bridgeburg Review, Oct. 15, 1926; FEHM Files)
Announcements
Media Release (September 26, 2019) Fort Erie Transit Adds Second Bus to East Route Town Advertising: Senior Utility Relief Fund (SURF) Program
Events
Relax, Refresh, Rebuild (10/15) Job Search Help (10/15) Author Visit from Greg Gilhooly (10/16) Health and Safety Awareness Training (10/16) RIDGEWAY LIONS PASTA DINNER (10/17) Keeping Diabetes Away (10/17) Job Search Help (10/18) All Hallows’ Eve Tours (10/19) Beachcombers Oktoberfest Dinner and Karaoke (10/19) 3rd Annual fall Craft Show (10/20) Job Search Help (10/22) Health and Safety Awareness Training (10/23) All Hallows’ Eve Tours (10/25) Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (10/25) Job Search Help (10/25)