Name/Title
Nancy Island Historic Site PhotoEntry/Object ID
2020.36.1Scope and Content
Nancy Island Historic Site, framed photoContext
The photo looks across from the south bank of the Nottawasaga River, at Wasaga Beach where the island which formed around the submerged hull of the HMS Nancy was formed. The HMS Nancy was built at Windsor, Ontario in 1789 as a fur-trading vessel. When the Americans declared war on Britain and the War of 1812 began, the British Navy requisitioned the vessel for duty. On August 14, 1814, the ship burned and sank during an attack by the United States Navy in the Nottawasaga River, at Wasaga Beach.. The hull was raised in 1928 and a building constructed over it for protection. The location is known as Nancy Island Historic Site.Acquisition
Accession
2020.36Source or Donor
UnknownAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Height
6-3/4 inWidth
9-3/4 in
