התחל במצב לא מקוון עם האפליקציה Player FM !
S8E7 The Last Duel....in Canada
Manage episode 348344105 series 1542336
If you took a stroll along the banks of Tay River, in Perth Ontario, just on the northeast edge of the town, you would come upon on a strangely named location, Last Duel Park. Certainly, for many, they might just walk on by, chalking it up to just a strangely named location. But the more curious might wonder, how did this park get its name? The name is not a clever one, it’s given to the park because that is the location of the last fatal duel ever fought in Canada. In 1833 two former friends had such a falling out that the only recourse they sought was a pistol duel on a June summer evening. While on the surface it seemed like this dispute was over a betrayal of trust, behind the scenes it seems like there was far more going on, that being a devious plot to secure a love interest. A devious plot that if true horribly backfired and left one young man dead.
Book recommendation: Susan Code A matter of honour: And other tales of early Perth, General Store Pub. House, January 1996
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=susan%20code&tn=matter%20honour%20tales%20early&sortby=17&cm_sp=plpafe-_-all-_-link
Twitter – https://twitter.com/DocBorys
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/curiouscanadianhistory
Get add free content at Patreon!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
163 פרקים
Manage episode 348344105 series 1542336
If you took a stroll along the banks of Tay River, in Perth Ontario, just on the northeast edge of the town, you would come upon on a strangely named location, Last Duel Park. Certainly, for many, they might just walk on by, chalking it up to just a strangely named location. But the more curious might wonder, how did this park get its name? The name is not a clever one, it’s given to the park because that is the location of the last fatal duel ever fought in Canada. In 1833 two former friends had such a falling out that the only recourse they sought was a pistol duel on a June summer evening. While on the surface it seemed like this dispute was over a betrayal of trust, behind the scenes it seems like there was far more going on, that being a devious plot to secure a love interest. A devious plot that if true horribly backfired and left one young man dead.
Book recommendation: Susan Code A matter of honour: And other tales of early Perth, General Store Pub. House, January 1996
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=susan%20code&tn=matter%20honour%20tales%20early&sortby=17&cm_sp=plpafe-_-all-_-link
Twitter – https://twitter.com/DocBorys
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/curiouscanadianhistory
Get add free content at Patreon!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
163 פרקים
כל הפרקים
×ברוכים הבאים אל Player FM!
Player FM סורק את האינטרנט עבור פודקאסטים באיכות גבוהה בשבילכם כדי שתהנו מהם כרגע. זה יישום הפודקאסט הטוב ביותר והוא עובד על אנדרואיד, iPhone ואינטרנט. הירשמו לסנכרון מנויים במכשירים שונים.