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The national historic site includes the fort, and a visitor reception centre situated outside the fort. West of the fort is the Commons, 80 hectares (200 acres) of green space that separates the Fort George National Historic Site from Butler's Barracks, another National Historic Site of Canada.
The park consists of 21 islands plus many smaller islets, 2 mainland properties and a visitor centre at Mallorytown, Ontario on the mainland. It is one of Canada's smallest national parks with a total area of 24.4 square kilometres (9.4 sq mi). Much of the park is only accessible by boat.
Citadel Hill is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George—but only the third fort (built between 1794 and 1800) was officially named Fort George.
Point Henry between the mouth of Kingston harbour and a second natural harbour at the mouth of the Cataraqui River Kingston ON 44°13′52″N 76°27′35″W / 44.231°N 76.4597°W / 44.231; -76.4597 ( Fort Henry National Historic Site o
The Earth Rangers Centre is situated about 500 m south of the Visitor Centre. The facility was used as the location of the Somafree Institute in David Cronenberg's film The Brood (1979). The facility is named after Francis Kortright (1887–1972), an engineer, businessman, author and dedicated conservationist.
The Kingston Fortifications are a series of 19th century defensive works in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, that are National Historic Sites of Canada and UNESCO World Heritage Sites (as part of the Rideau Canal inscription). The fortification system consists of five installations: [1] [2] Fort Henry; Fort Frederick; Murney Tower; Shoal Tower ...
It is now home to the Fort George Island Visitor Center. The building was designed in a Colonial Revival architecture style and is credited to Maurice Fatio and Mellen Clark Greeley. [2] It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 2000, and is located on Fort George Road. It was built in 1928 for winter recreation ...
A Martello tower at the water's edge below the fort. A removable roof to protect against snow is characteristic of Canadian Martello towers. Fort Henry National Historic Site is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario.