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Amherstburg ( 2001 population 20,339; urban population 10,849) is a Town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County , Ontario , Canada . It is approximately 25km south of Detroit . The town, across the river from the United States , was permanently established as a British Military Fort in 1796 . During the days of the Underground Railroad , the town was often the point at which freed slaves entered Canada. Amherstburg is home to several tourist attractions, including Fort Malden and the North American Black Historical Museum . The local high school in Amherstburg is General Amherst High . Students at this school are told the name comes from General Lord Jeffrey Amherst who ordered that blankets infected with Smallpox be distributed to the Native population. COMMUNITIES EXTERNAL LINKS
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