A Step Back In Time at Backus Heritage Conservation Area - Port Rowan - Ontario
On September 6th & 7th 2008, Backus Heritage
Conservation Area comes alive to the sound of a bygone era.
The rattle of musketry, the sounds of soldiers, the sites and smells
of the early nineteenth century are re-created and lovingly re-enacted
by living historians and re-enactors.
Come and watch a battle
as it was during the conflict of 1812 between The United States of
America and Great Britain (Upper Canada). Shop at the historical
merchants and suttlers. Tour the grounds of this magnificent and
historic site. Truly, an educational, fun, and exciting day for all
ages!
Heritage: The Backhouse Mill was one of
the few grist mills not burned during the American raids in the area.
Red coats in the woods, huge bonfires, the bonds of the Masonic Order,
or troops lost in the heavily wooded area. Which of these would you
think might be the reasons that the 1798 grist mill was not burned
during the War of 1812? The original wooden structure, with its hand
hewn beams and water wheel, was in operation from 1798 until 1955;
making it the longest continually operating grist mill in Ontario.
Today, Backhouse Mill is a National Historic Site, operated bu the
Long Point Region Conservation Authority.
The site, aside from
this historic mill, also contains over thirty historical and natural
attractions including the Backus Homestead, Teeterville Baptist
Church, and several shops and storefronts.
For more
information on the buildings and sites of Backus Heritage Conservation
Area, click here. (Opens a new browser.)
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For more information, please e-mail us at backusmill@psican.org
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