Van Buskirk Blacksmith Shop

Description

Commanditaires

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

Photographs

Description

Photo of Van Buskirk blacksmith shop on Main Street West in Grimsby. During the War of 1812, Allan Nixon was known to have owned the blacksmith shop located here. It is believed that the shop was forced to shoe American horses while the area was under US occupation. The building was later used for the Stone Shop Museum.

The backside of the photo has written:
"Photo of Old Stone Shop, circa 1880 taken from old tintype."
Originally built by Allan Nixon circa 1800s.
Left to Right from ladder.
Charles Ready, apprentice
Lawrence Van Buskirk
A.G. Pettit
Jonathon Van Buskirk

On wagon, near right--
Lawrence M. Van Buskirk, father
others unidentified

Sign on building reads--
L.M. BUSKIRK
BLACKSMITH
Tin type gift of Mrs. Mildred Hughes (C.E.) Dunham, granddaughter of L.M. Van Buskirk

Property of Stone Shop Museum

Date d'événement

c. 1800

Sujet(s)

Forge shops
Historic buildings
Military occupations
War of 1812
Nixon, Allan
War of 1812- Domestic Life

Identifiant local

705

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

Grimsby

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.1936788615872 Longitude: -79.5823860168457

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