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Fairfield on the Thames

Here stood the village of Fairfield, destroyed by invading American forces following the Battle of the Thames, 5th October, 1813. Its inhabitants, Delaware Indian exiles brought from Ohio to Canada in 1792 by Moravian missionaries, were re-established on the opposite bank of there river after the Peace of 1814.

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Fairfield sur la Thames

Ici était situé le village de Fairfield, détruit par les forces d’invasion américaines après la bataille de la Thames, le 5 octobre 1813. Ses habitants, des Indiens Delawares exilés que des missionnaires moraves avaient amenés de l’Ohio en 1792, furent réinstallés sur la rive opposée de la rivière après le traité de 1814.

Note: Parks Canada has identified this designation for review (outdated language or terminology, missing history, factual errors, or new knowledge).
Location: Longwoods Road, Moraviantown
Emplacement : Chemin Longwoods, Moraviantown
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 42.586259, -81.903085
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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