 Pointe-au-Baril, located in present-day Maitland, Ontario, was established in 1759.Pointe-au-Baril was a fortified shipbuilding site with inner earthworks and an outer palisade high.On 4 April 1759, Captain Pierre Pouchot was given temporary command of both Pointe-au-Baril and Fort de La Présentation until the two corvettes under construction there were completed.