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BATTLE OF STONEY CREEK 1813
On June 5, 1813, an invading United States army of about 3,000 men commanded by Brigadier-General John Chandler, camped in this vicinity. That evening some 700 British regulars of the 8th and 49th Regiments, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel…
FIRST WOMEN’S INSTITUTE 1897
The world’s first Women’s Institute was organized at Squire’s Hall, Stoney Creek, in 1897. Erland Lee, a founder of the Farmers’ Institute, assisted by his wife, arranged the meeting. About 100 women from the Saltfleet Township district attended and…