Clergue Blockhouse

Clergue Blockhouse (1819-Unk) - A stone magazine established in 1819 by the British Northwest Company in present day Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. The stone magazine was incorporated into a Hudson's Bay Company post and later modified into a blockhouse configuration and used as a private residence.

Clergue Blockhouse Front View	1814 Ermatinger Old Stone House
Clergue Blockhouse

Clergue Blockhouse History

The original 1819 North West Company stone magazine was later incorporated into a Hudson's Bay Company trading post. The remains of the stone magazine were later topped with a cantilevered overhanging structure in 1894 by Francis H. Clergue of the St. Mary's paper company. The structure was designed as a replica of an early frontier blockhouse and served as Clergue's living quarters and office.

Clergue's Blockhouse was moved in 1996 from the original location to the current location at the Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site and placed near the 1814 Ermatinger Old Stone House.

Current Status

Clergue Blockhouse Marker

Part of Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Restore blockhouse structure and stone house.

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Location: Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site, 831 ueen St. East, Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. Maps & Images Lat: 46.50603 Long: -84.324287 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 630'

Sources:

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Clergue Blockhouse
• Canada's Historic Places - Clergue Blockhouse

Visited: 28 Aug 2013

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