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[Miss_Bellatrix]

(04-06-2016 06:15 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Miss Bellatrix: exactly right!
Are there sites of interest related to the Civil War in or around you?

There are not any sites that I'm aware in and around the Goderich but we do have a few connections to the Civil War. There were some men from Goderich that enlisted in a regiment in Michigan and fought in the Civil War. I plan on looking in that more because I'm sure it will be mentioned in the local paper.

General Sherman also visited my hometown in 1866. It was around the time of the Fenian Raids and he came here to reassure us that there would not be an invasion. Goderich has a large commercial harbour and we are directly across from Michigan. Sherman arrived here by boat. I just found out a few months ago when a local history teacher wrote about it in the local paper. This is the article here in case you (or anyone else) is interested in having a look at it.

Sherman did make a speech while he was here. I found a writeup about the speech he gave here.

There is also a very large and very old tree here near the harbour on one of the walking trails. There's a sign by it and it mentions General Sherman since he commented on the size of the tree when he was in Goderich.

I volunteer at the local museum here and I was thinking if I found enough information maybe they'd include something about my town's connection to the Civil War. They do have a military gallery and I think it's a really cool thing about my town that we do have a small connection to the Civil War.