Ridgeway, Ontario

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Ridgeway, Ontario is a community in the town of Fort Erie best known as the site of the 1866 Battle of Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids.

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Ridgeway, Ontario canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place
unincorporated community
areaCode 289
365
905
battleDate 2 June 1866
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 42.900°N 79.050°W
country Canada
governingBody Fort Erie Town Council
hasCulturalEvent Ridgeway Summer Festival
hasHeritageSite Battle of Ridgeway Memorial
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Ridgeway
hasLocalEconomySector retail
service industry
tourism
hasMainStreet Ridge Road
hasNearbyBorderCrossing Peace Bridge
hasNearbyCommunity Crystal Beach, Ontario
Fort Erie, Ontario
Stevensville, Ontario
hasNearbyWaterBody Lake Erie
hasRailwayHistory Grand Trunk Railway
historicalSignificance site of first modern battle fought by Canadian troops commanded by Canadian officers
knownFor Battle of Ridgeway
Fenian Raids
locatedIn Fort Erie, Ontario
Niagara Region
Ontario
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Town of Fort Erie
linked to: Fort Erie, Ontario
locatedInCensusDivision Niagara Census Division
locatedInFederalElectoralDistrict Niagara Falls (federal electoral district)
locatedInProvincialElectoralDistrict Niagara Falls (provincial electoral district)
locatedNear Buffalo, New York
linked to: Buffalo

Crystal Beach, Ontario
Fort Erie, Ontario
Lake Erie
locatedOnContinent North America
partOf Regional Municipality of Niagara
Town of Fort Erie
linked to: Fort Erie, Ontario
postalCodePrefix L0S
primaryLanguage English
regionType rural-urban fringe
roadAccess Dominion Road
Ontario Highway 3
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
UTC−05:00
timeZoneDST UTC−04:00

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Fenian Raids hasLocation Ridgeway, Ontario
Battle of Ridgeway near Ridgeway, Ontario