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Her Majesty's Chapel of the Mohawks
Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted April, 2010
Plaque Location
The City of Brantford
On Mohawk Street .5 km east of Birkett Lane
Coordinates: N 43 07.469 W 80 14.103 |
Plaque Text
Originally called St. Paul's, this chapel was the first Protestant church in Upper Canada and is now the oldest surviving church in Ontario. Built by the Crown in 1785, it was given to those Mohawk Indians led by Joseph Brant who had supported the British during the American Revolution. Their choice cost them their lands in New York. To compensate for the loss the Mohawks were granted 307,560 ha on the Grand River complete with two mills, a school and chapel. Although the church has undergone many alterations, it stands as a reminder of the important role played by the Loyalist Mohawks in the early settlement of Ontario.
Another plaque at this location
St. Paul's 1785 H.M. Chapel of the Mohawks
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St. Paul's 1785 H.M. Chapel of the Mohawks
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