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English: Ermatinger–Clergue National Historic Site, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Oldest Stone Building Northwest of Toronto Charles Oakes Ermatinger, fur trader, merchant, farmer, militia officer and Justice of the Peace, was born in Montreal in 1776. Entering the fur trade as a clerk for the North West Company, he became a partner in the firm. In 1808 he settled in Sault Ste. Marie as an independent trader. During the War of 1812, Ermatinger took part in the British capture of Michilimackinac. He married Mananowe (Charlotte) the daughter of Katawebeda, a prominent Ojibway chief. The couple raised thirteen children in this grand fieldstone house. Built in 1813-1814, the Ermatinger Old Stone House became a centre of social life for the communities on both sides of the river. Ermatinger later retired with his family to a farm at Longue-Pointe, Quebec. In later years, the Ermatinger Old Stone House served as the home of an Anglican missionary, a hotel, the residence of Sault Ste. Marie's first sheriff, a YWCA, meeting hall, boarding house, social club, court house, and apartment building. Purchased by the City of Sault Ste. Marie in 1964, it has been restored to its original elegance. |
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This photo is of a cultural heritage site in Canada, number 7415
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