History of Lundys Lane

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The first Lundy House was a small log cabin (2.5 km west of here) built by William and Nancy Lundy, and their children. The Lundys were Quakers who emigrated from the former British colony of Pennsylvania around 1790, after the end of the American Revolutionary War. The original Indigenous pathway which extended from the Lundy house to Portage Road was expanded over the years by the family and officially became a public road in 1803, it was named Lundy's Lane in honour of the family.

During the War of 1812, the Lundy House was used as a rest stop by soldiers on their way to the Battle of Lundy's Lane on July 25, 1814. After the Battle, the Lundy House served as a hospital for the wounded. The Lundy House was torn down in 1997.

Lundy's Lane is the road in front of the Towers.

Intersection set with bunting and flags in Commemoration of the Battle of Lundy's Lane, 100 years earlier

Main Street is in the distance. As the monument is on the left, this photo was taken near to the stairs to enter the Cemetery

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