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Ontario. Department of Tourism and Information
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Merrickville

Sketch of the Blockhouse in Merrickville. Au verso "Blockhouse Merrickville: This early community/was founded by William Merrick, a Loyalist/ who came there in 1793 or 1794 and/ constructed mills. The village's most prominent/ structure is a large blockhouse, built in 1832/ to protect the adjacent canal locks. It is now/ open to the pubic as a museum displaying a/ collection of pioneer and military/ artifacts".