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Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 23
Blockhouses in Canada, 1749-1841: A Comparative Report and Catalogue
by Richard J. Young
Contents
Abstract
Preface
Part I A Comparative Study
Origins
Seven Blockhouses: A Comparison of their Construction Details
Historical Background
Form
Palisades
Walls
Cornering
Overhang and Machicolation
Loopholes
Portholes and Ordnance
Roofs
Flooring
Heating
Room Use and Interior Organization
The Conquest of Acadia: Stockaded Forts and Peninsular Blockhouses
of Early Nova Scotia
The Peninsular Blockhouses
Blockhouses and Coastal Batteries in the War of 1812
Blockhouses and the Defence of River Communications
Lower Canada, 1778-83
The Kingston to Montreal Route, 1812-14
The Saint John River, 1812-14
Rideau Canal Blockhouses, 1831-32
Blockhouses and Harbour Defence
St. John's, Newfoundland
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The Naval Yard
Saint John, New Brunswick
Kingston, Ontario
Blockhouse Barracks of Fort George, Fort Amherstburg and Fort St. Joseph
Fort George
Fort Amherstburg
Fort St. Joseph
Conclusions
Part II A Catalogue
Introduction
Endnotes
Bibliography
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