Memorial Laura Secord

This memorial commemorates Laura (Ingersoll) Secord (1775-1868), a Canadian heroine of the War of 1812. In 1813 she walked 20 miles (32 kilometers) through forests and swamps from territory occupied by the Americans, to warn the British of a impending American attack.
She was born in a house on this location. It was demolished in 1913 for the constructon of the Mason Public Library.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Daderot