 view gallery |   Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario
in Canadian National Historic Sites During the War of 1812 the US navel vessels Hamilton and Scourge went to a watery grave offshore from Port Dalhousie in Lake Ontario. The dryer land commemoration at a replica cemetery in a shoreline park in nearby Hamilton. posted by:  colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/27/2015 last visited: 4/9/2015 |
 view gallery | Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung National Historic Site of Canada, Stratton, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites This site on the Rainy River is famous for its burial mounds, in all probability owing to its proximity to the headwaters of the Mississippi which would connect it to other similar phenomena further south in the Mississippi Valley. posted by: colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/27/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Detention of Second World War Military POWs and Enemy Aliens National Historic Event of Canada, Neys Provincial Park, Marathon, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites Canada contributed in part to the war effort of WWII by holding enemy aliens and POWs in detention camps. Britain sent over about 40,000. Neys Provincial Park on the rugged Lake Superior shore, twenty minutes west of Marathon, was home to Camp 100. posted by: colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/27/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Fort St Pierre National Historic Site of Canada, Fort Frances, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites Fort St Pierre was a fur trading post, once the main base for La Vérendrye which enabled his push west. It was a precursor to Fort Lac La Pluie which was a staging area for the Dawson Route that linked Lake Superior with the Red River colony. posted by: colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/24/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Sir Frederick Banting National Historic Person of Canada, Alliston, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites Sir Frederick Banting is credited with the idea which led to he and his colleagues discovering the role of insulin in fighting diabetes. He was born at a homestead in Alliston. This is a twin plaque to one at the Best Institute in Toronto. posted by: colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/24/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Port Arthur National Historic Event of Canada, Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites In 1870 Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald sent a military expedition to the Prairies to quell the Red River Rebellion. This flotilla of York boats led by Colonel Wolseley encamped at Port Arthur, present day Thunder Bay. posted by: colincan location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 1/22/2015 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Cariboo Wagon Road - Yale, British Columbia, Canada in Canadian National Historic Sites This plaque is mounted on a large stone near the intersection of Front Street and Albert Street in Yale, British Columbia, Canada. posted by:  The A-Team location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/27/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Gabrielle Roy - Quartier Saint-Henri - Montréal in Canadian National Historic Sites Une plaque en bronze honorant Gabrielle Roy dans le quartier Saint-Henri à Montréal / A bronze plaque in honor of Gabrielle Roy in the neighborhood of Saint-Henri in Montréal posted by: LeGrandChrist location: Québec, Canada date approved: 10/28/2014 last visited: 10/26/2014 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Sir Louis-Amable Jetté - ville de l'Assomption, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites une plaque en bronze honorant Sir Louis-Amable Jetté située dans la ville de l'Assomption, Québec, Canada / a bronze plaque in honor of Sir Louis-Amable Jetté located in the city of l'Assomption, Québec, Canada posted by: oiseau_ca location: Québec, Canada date approved: 10/18/2014 last visited: 4/1/2015 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Bataille-du Moulin-de-Lacolle - Battle of the Lacolle Mill - Lacolle, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites La bataille du moulin de Lacolle mit fin à la demière invasion américaine du Bas-Canada durant la Guerre de 1812. The Battle of Lacolle Mill ended the last American invasion of Lower Canada during the War of 1812. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: 10/5/2014 |
 view gallery | CNHS - La Bataille d'Odelltown - The Battle of Odelltown - Lacolle, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites This plaque describes an unsuccessful attempt to invade Canada by Robert Nelson and members of the patriots' party. Cette plaque décrit une tentative infructueuse d'envahir le Canada par Robert Nelson et des membres du parti des patriotes. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Bataille de la Châteauguay - The Battle of the Châteauguay - Allans Corners, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites Ici, le 26 octobre 1813, un corps canadiens arrêta le plus important projet d'invasion américaine de la guerre de 1812. Here, on 26 October 1813, a Canadian force halted the most ambitious enemy invasion of the War of 1812. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: 3/8/2015 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Charles Le Moyne et sa famille - Charles Le Moyne and his Family - Longueuil, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites Les membres de la famille Le Moyne servirent leur patrie avec éclat comme soldats, colonisateurs et administrateurs. The Le Moyne family served Louis XIV with distinction as soldiers, colonizers and administrators. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: 12/6/2014 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Albani - 1847 - 1930 - Chambly, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites Emma Lajeunesse devint, sous le nom d'Albani, une soprano de réputation mondiale et une des vedettes préférées de la reine Victoria. Emma Lajeunesse, under the name Albani, became a soprano of international reputation and favourite of Queen Victoria. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: 3/27/2015 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie - Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary - Longueil, Quebec in Canadian National Historic Sites Eulalie Durocher fonda la Congrégation des Soeurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Marie vouée à l'instruction des jeunes. Eulalie Durocher founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary to teach young people. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: 3/19/2015 |
 view gallery | CNHS - The Royal Navy - Saint-Paul-de-l'ile aux Noix, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites This plaque describes the services made by the personnel of the Royal Navy in relation to the defense of Canada. Cette plaque décrit les services rendus par le personnel de la Royal Navy dans le cadre de la défense du Canada. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/30/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Fort Lennox - Le Fort Lennox - Saint-Paul-de-l'ile-aux-Noix, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites Fort Lennox is the third fort built on this site. Alternately occupied by the French, English and Americans. Le Fort Lennox est le troisième fort construit sur ce site. Il fut occupé tour à tour par les Français, les Anglais et les Américains. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/29/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Beaver Dams - Thorold, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites An American force sent to destroy a British advance post at Beaver Dams was ambushed near here on 24 June 1813 and compelled to surrender. Envoyé pour détruire Beaver Dams, les troupes américaines furent embusquées et obligées de se rendre. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/22/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - First Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada - Première Assemblée législative du Haut-Canada - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites Statutes of the first session established English property and civil law, and trial by jury. Les lois adoptées au cours de cette première session implantèrent le droit anglais pour les questions civiles et de biens, et le procès devant jury. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/22/2014 last visited: 9/22/2014 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Capture of the Ohio and Somers - Prise des goélettes Ohio et Somers - Fort Erie, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites Captain Dobbs' capture of the two schooners was the last naval action fought on the Great Lakes in the War of 1812. La capture des deux goélettes par le capitaine Dobbs mis fin aux batailles navales sur les Grands Lacs durant la guerre de 1812. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Butler's Rangers - Rangers de Butler - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites In 1777 John Butler of New York raised a force of Rangers who took part in raids on American soil throughout the American Revolutionary War. Recrutés par John Butler, les Rangers attaquèrent les frontières de New-York durant la Révolution américaine. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: 2/16/2015 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Vrooman's Battery - Batterie-de-Vrooman - Queenston, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites This Battery, manned by Captain Samuel Hatt's 5th Lincoln Regiment, was engaged in the Battle of Queenston Heights on 13th October 1812. Cette baterrie, sous les ordres du capitaine Samuel Hatt, fut utilisée à la bataille de Queenston Heights. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Fort Erie - Fort Erie, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites This fort was rebuilt by the Niagara Parks Commission in 1937-1939 after it was destroyed by the Americans in 1814. Ce fort fut reconstruit par la Commission des parcs du Niagara de 1937 à 1939 après qu'il fut détruit par les Américains en 1814. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: 8/19/2011 |
 view gallery | CNHS - Reverend William King - South Buxton, Ontario in Canadian National Historic Sites His efforts brought him international acclaim and focused attention on the Abolition Movement in British North America posted by: Bon Echo location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/21/2014 last visited: never |
 view gallery | CNHS - Hôtel-de-Ville-de-Roberval - Roberval Town Hall - Roberval, Québec in Canadian National Historic Sites Celui-ci, le deuxième Hôtel-de-Ville de Roberval, a été bâti en 1928 et 1929 d'après les plans de l'architecte Charles Lafond. This one, the second Roberval Town hall, was built in 1928 and 1929 from plans designed by architect Charles Lafond. posted by: Weathervane location: Québec, Canada date approved: 9/5/2014 last visited: 1/23/2015 |
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