Penetanguishene Naval Yard was a Royal Navy yard from 1834 to 1856 in Ontario .
29-630: Land was first acquired in 1798 near Penetanguishene and a base finally built in 1813, but it was abandoned in 1815 at the end of the War of 1812 . It was reinstated in 1816 and remained in naval service until 1834. The base served as the headquarters of the Lake Huron fleet of the Provincial Marine until 1834. The navy transferred the base to the army and continued until 1856. The base also served northwestern supply routes and provided general surveillance of
58-414: A change of 12.4% from its 2016 population of 8,962 . With a land area of 25.42 km (9.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 396.4/km (1,026.7/sq mi) in 2021. The town is home to a francophone community radio station, CFRH-FM (Vague FM), but is otherwise served by media based in the neighbouring town of Midland . Separated municipalities but remain a census subdivision of
87-531: A land route to British military supply depots on Kempenfelt Bay , Lake Simcoe (where Barrie, Ontario is today) as the Yard was previously accessible only by water. In 1817, naval units from Michilimackinac and Schooner Town (near modern-day Wasaga Beach ) were consolidated at the Penetanguishene Naval Yard . But, because Treaty of Ghent limitations with the U.S. limited both countries' naval power on
116-667: A period of over 20 years, he wrote a book entitled Sailing directions for the Gulf and River of St. Lawrence , that was published in instalments. It was later republished in 1860 as The St. Lawrence pilot . Several ships which served in the Canadian Hydrographic Service or its predecessors have been named in his honour. He died in Charlottetown on 10 February 1885, at the age of 90. Henry Wolsey Bayfield's journal, kept between 1829 and 1853 and covering his surveying efforts of
145-630: A site to make its beverages due to its high water quality, due to the chlorination the water lacked its previous quality. On Main St the houses coming in to the town on the left were torn down in the 1990s and a new strip mall was added to replace them. Penetang hosts a Bingo hall and a local summer theatre (Kings Warf Theatre). Penetanguishene historically had several light industrial businesses mainly dealing with plastic and aluminum containers. CCL which makes aluminum containers closed its Penetang factory in June 2017. It
174-535: Is St. James on-the-Lines , a small wooden Anglican church built in 1836 to serve the military garrison and civilian population. The most prominent is the large limestone Roman Catholic church named St. Anne's. Originally named "Ste-Anne's Jesuit Memorial Church: Canadian National Shrine", it is sometimes referred to today as the "Cathedral of the North". The Church was constructed between 1886 and 1902 by pastor Théophile François Laboureau. Laboureau secured major funding for
203-550: Is host to the Central North Correctional Centre . In addition there is the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care which includes a high security forensic psychiatric unit for people declared to be not criminally responsible for dangerous offences but considered unsafe to be allowed in the community. Tourism occupies a considerable portion of the economy with five marinas and shops and restaurants catering to
232-521: Is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay . Incorporated on February 22, 1882, this bilingual ( French and English ) community has a population of 8,962 in the Canada 2016 Census . The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from either the Wyandot or Abenaki via Ojibwe , meaning "land of the white rolling sands". As early as AD 800, the Wyandot people settled in semi-permanent villages in
261-693: Is the namesake of Bayfield, Ontario , Bayfield, Wisconsin , Bayfield, New Brunswick and Bayfield, Nova Scotia . Bayfield Street, a major road in Barrie, Ontario , is also named after him. Others rose in rank and experience under his mentorship, including Captain John Orlebar, R.N. who went on to create a hydrographic survey of the Newfoundland coast for the Admiralty and advised in the site selection for new light houses, fog horns and other safety measures to improve
290-640: The Great Lakes , two British armed topsail schooners, HMS Tecumseth and HMS Newash were laid up "in ordinary", and eventually reported to have sunk at their moorings in the harbour in 1828. Some other small craft were headquartered in Penetanguishene for the exploration and mapping of the Great Lakes' coastline overseen by Lieutenant Henry Wolsey Bayfield . In 1828, the main British military establishment on
319-531: The Penetanguishene's Historic Naval and Military Establishment. project, now known as Discovery Harbour . 44°46′31″N 79°56′16″W / 44.7753°N 79.9379°W / 44.7753; -79.9379 Penetanguishene Penetanguishene ( / p ɛ n ɪ ˈ t æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ ʃ iː n / , sometimes shortened to Penetang ) is a town in Simcoe County , Ontario , Canada. It
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#1732855751869348-427: The 1812 period, HMS Bee and HMS Tecumseth (c. 1994). The ships no longer sail with passengers but they may be visited in the harbour. The original HMS Tecumseth was raised in 1953 and preserved at a nearby display area. The King's Wharf Theatre located at Discovery Harbour has a programme of popular plays and musicals every summer. There are two notable and historic churches located in Penetanguishene. The oldest
377-681: The French Catholic School Board Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud , which operates École élémentaire catholique Saint-Louis; the Public French School Board, the Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the English Catholic School Board. The town is also home to the province's last remaining Protestant Separate school board, Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board . From 1995 to 2001,
406-625: The St Lawrence, was edited by Ruth Mackenzie and republished in two volumes between 1984 and 1986 by the Champlain Society . Although Bayfield's surveys of Lakes Erie and Huron were detailed and accurate, he regretted also that his measurements were not more exact: "There are few things I should wish more than to improve the accuracy of the Lake Surveys [Erie and Huron] ... in consequence of my [having] only open boats & no good chronometer. "He
435-467: The Upper Lakes moved from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene. Families of fur traders who had moved with the British from Michilimackinac to Drummond Island after the War of 1812 , moved again to Penetanguishene. They settled in the town and the surrounding area. Although the naval base was closed in 1834, the military base remained until 1856. Some of the troops settled in the area after their service
464-484: The area. The young French translator , Étienne Brûlé , was the first European to set foot in the Penetanguishene area, some time between 1610 and 1614. He was murdered in 1633 in Toanche, just across the bay from the modern town of Penetanguishene. In 1793, John Graves Simcoe , the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , visited the area and saw the location's potential as a Royal Navy naval base. He wanted to use
493-636: The bay to shelter warships to protect Upper Canada , which had coasts on lakes Huron, Erie and Michigan opposite the Northwest Territory and New York State of the United States of America , from American military aggression and territorial expansion. The Penetanguishene Naval Yard was built by the Royal Navy in 1813. In 1814, the Penetanguishene Road was constructed to provide the Yard
522-571: The church from the Bishops of Rouen and Normandy in France as well as the governments of England, France and the United States. As it serves a bilingual Catholic community, services are held in both French and English. Penetanguishene has five different school boards within its limits — the publicly funded English board ( Simcoe County District School Board ), which runs James Keating Elementary School;
551-732: The coast of North America , the West Indies and Spain . He was commissioned as a lieutenant on 20 March 1815, and in the summer of 1816 assisted Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen in surveying various Canadian rivers and lakes. There are works in the art collection of the Royal Military College of Canada by Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (1795-1885). In June 1817, Bayfield was made the admiralty surveyor for North America. He surveyed Lake Superior , Lake Erie and Lake Huron , among many others. After several years surveying
580-528: The county Henry Wolsey Bayfield Admiral Henry Wolsey Bayfield (21 January 1795 – 10 February 1885) was a British naval officer and surveyor. Bayfield was born in Kingston-upon-Hull , to John Wolsey Bayfield and Eliza Petit. His family was an ancient one, who at one time lived at Bayfield Hall in Norfolk . Henry was inspired by the naval victories of Admiral Lord Nelson, who died at
609-636: The lakes in North America, he returned to England in the autumn of 1825, and completed several charts of the lakes. He was promoted commander in 1826, and the following year, he travelled to Quebec to complete surveys of the St Lawrence River . Bayfield was promoted to captain on 4 June 1834, and on 2 April 1838, he married Fanny , who was the only daughter of General Charles Wright; they had six children together. In 1841 his headquarters were moved to Charlottetown , Prince Edward Island , so that
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#1732855751869638-624: The local market and meeting place for these individuals. Many of Penetanguishene's families today are descended from the Québécois settlers who arrived in the 1800s, giving the town a marked bilingual nature. Penetanguishene began to slow down its growth near the 1980s after the railway and the local Coca-Cola plant were both shut down; the railway due to widespread use of cars and the Coca-Cola plant due to modern water filtration which requires chlorine. Coca-Cola had originally used Penetanguishene as
667-587: The scene of his greatest victory, the Battle of Trafalgar , the year before Henry joined the Navy. While his education is unknown, he joined the Royal Navy on 6 January 1806 at the age of 10, as a volunteer on HMS Pompee . That same year, he was on the ship when it defeated a French privateer . At Cádiz , he was transferred to HMS Queen , and shortly after to HMS Duchess of Bedford . In this particular ship, he
696-549: The survey could be continued. On 21 October 1856, he was promoted Rear-Admiral of the Blue , and subsequently Rear-Admiral of the White on 8 December 1857, Rear Admiral of the Red on 9 August 1861, and Vice-Admiral of the Blue on 27 April 1863, and Vice Admiral of the Red on 11 January 1864. He retired on 31 March 1866, and was promoted admiral on the retired list on 18 October 1867. Over
725-413: The tourist trade. In the winter, snowmobiling and ice fishing is popular as well as the annual Winterama festival, (Ontario’s longest running winter carnival which started in 1948). The historic naval and military base (now called Discovery Harbour) near Penetanguishene is open to visitors. There are reconstructed buildings from the historic Penetanguishene Naval Yard and two replica sailing ships from
754-684: The town was home to a satellite campus of the defunct francophone Collège des Grands-Lacs . Penetanguishene is home to the Penetang Kings of the Provincial Junior Hockey League . They are in the Carruthers division in the Ontario Hockey Association . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Penetanguishene had a population of 10,077 living in 3,976 of its 4,357 total private dwellings,
783-455: The upper Great Lakes . The navy base and army depot comprise 15 buildings, including: Vessels built or stationed here: The base is now rebuilt as part of the Penetanguishene's Historic Naval and Military Establishment. B. Napier Simpson Jr. 1925–1978, a restoration architect in Ontario devoted his professional life to raising public awareness of the importance of heritage conservation including
812-479: Was complete providing an English-speaking population. In the 1840s, French-speaking families from Canada East (mainly from the area immediately east of Montreal), attracted by promises of cheap and fertile land, joined the French-speaking Drummond Island settlers already in the area. Later, as the logging industry began to develop, more English-speaking settlers arrived. Penetanguishene became
841-479: Was wounded in a battle with two Spanish ships near Gibraltar ; for his good work in this episode, he was transferred as a first class volunteer to HMS Beagle , on 29 September 1806, on which over the next four years he was involved in a number of battles. He was rated midshipman in 1810, and saw Canada for the first time in the same year, at the age of 15. In April 1811, he transferred to HMS Wanderer , and worked in many different places, including
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