Fort Malden

Fort Malden, formally known as Fort Amherstburg, is a defence fortification located in Amherstburg, Ontario. It was worked in 1795 by Britain with the end goal to guarantee the security of British North America against any potential risk of American Invasion. Since its commencement, it is most known for its military application amid the War of 1812 as Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh met here to design the Siege of Detroit. The Fort additionally had a critical job in anchoring Upper Canada's outskirt with Detroit amid the Upper Canada Rebellion.

Be that as it may, Fort Malden likewise has rich and assorted history beside its military applications. For instance, it was the setting for the British Pensioner Scheme and would later turn into an Ontario Provincial Asylum in 1859. After the Asylum was shut, Fort Malden was overviewed and privatized until the mid-nineteenth century. The Historic Designation of the Fort came following quite a few years of neighborhood inhabitants upholding for the safeguarding of the Fort to the government. Formally perceived in 1921, the complex of Fort Malden as it is observed today was united in 1946 with the buy of the Hough House. Today, the Fort stays open and available to the general population under the supervision of Parks Canada.