A local member of the Upper Canada Military Re-enactment Society is behind a new tourism initiative commemorating events that took place in southern Ontario during the War of 1812.
Dave Westhouse, a member of the society since 2002, is hoping the War of 1812 Discovery Trail will be ready by the bicentennial of the famous conflict in 2012.
"I saw that the re-enacting we were doing is local," Westhouse said. "It's real history from our area."
Although London didn't exist during the war, two nearby battles that may be included in the trail include Reservoir Hill, in the Springbank Park area, and the Battle of Longwoods, which took place about 25 to 30 kilometers west of London along Longwoods Road.
Trails of 1812
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