Title

Fort George Plaque

Description

en-CA Plaque at Fort George: "Fort George. Constructed by Lieutenant Govenor Simcoe 1796-99, Fort George served as headquarters for Major-General Brock in 1812. In May 1813 it was bombarded and captured by the Americans who constructed fortifications of their own on the site. These in turn were retaken by the British in December 1813. In 1815 Fort George was described as 'tumbling into ruins' and ordered abandoned. The present works are a reconstruction done in 1937-40, and represent this fort as it was in 1799-1813. Only the magazine of the original fort remains."

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=359780

Creator

Rodman, Heather

Type

Still Image

Is Part Of

Niagara Falls Public Library Digital Collections

Medium

Colour digital image

Provenance

Donated by Heather Rodman

Date Copyrighted

20111023

Subject

Fortifications - Fort George

Niagara-On-The-Lake (Ont.)

Monuments

War - War of 1812

Spatial Coverage

Ontario - Canada

Source

Niagara Falls (Ont.) Public Library

Date Created

2011-12-21

Date Modified

2011-12-21