Appendix Legend

MILITARY AND DEFENCE cont'd

Elora Drill Shed (S), ON Early phase of drill hall construction in Canada, 1865
Engagement at the Forty (E), ON War of 1812, British victory over Americans, 1813
Esquimalt Naval Stations (S), BC Historic naval district with significant built resources
Fairfield on the Thames (S), ON Site of Delaware Mission, destroyed in 1813; War of 1812
Fight at the Long Sault (E), QC Last stand of Dollard des Ormeaux against the Iroquois, 1660
First Military Test Flights (E), ON Military demonstration of aircraft flight in 1909
Fort Amherst (S), NF Site of 1777 fortifications, St. John's Harbour
Fort Anne (S), NS 1695-1708 fortifications
Fort Beauséjour (S), NB Remnants of 1751 French fort
Fort Chambly (S), QC Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort
Fort Charnisay (S), NB Site of French fort, 1645
Fort Churchill (S), MB Built by Samuel Hearne in 1783, reached by rail in 1929
Fort Crevier (S), QC Site of 1687 French wooden fort
Fort de Lévis (S), ON Site of last stand of France in Canada, 1760
Fort Drummond (S), ON Site of 1814 redoubt and battery; War of 1812
Fort Edward (S), NS Oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750
Fort Erie (S), ON War of 1812; rebuilt 1937-39 by Niagara Parks Commission
Fort Frontenac (S), ON Site of 1673 French fort, captured by British in 1758; Fort Cataraqui
Fort Gaspareaux (S), NB Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort
Fort George (S), ON Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812
Fort Henry (S), ON British fort completed in 1836 to defend Rideau Canal
Fort Howe (S), NB Built in 1777 to defend Saint John River from Americans
Fort Jemseg (S), NB Site of 1659 English post, captured by Dutch in 1674
Fort La Tour (S), NB Site of French fort, 1631
Fort Laprairie (S), QC Site of French fort, 1687-1713
Fort Lawrence (S), NS English fort, 1750-55
Fort Lennox (S), QC Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications
Fort Malden (S), ON 19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812
Fort McNab (S), NS Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour
Fort Mississauga (S), ON 19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812
Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat) (S), NB Site of French fort, 1692-98
Fort Nerepis (S), NB Site of 1749 French fort on Aboriginal site; Fort Boishebert
Fort No. 1 at Pointe de Lévy (S), QC Part of Québec City's fortification system
Fort Norfolk (S), ON Site of unfinished British navy yard and fort, 1813; War of 1812
Fort Richelieu (S), QC One of the earliest forts in New France, 1642
Fort Rodd Hill (S), BC Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications
Fort Saint-Jean (S), QC Built following 1837 uprising, now Collège militaire royal
Fort St-Louis (S), QC Built in 1725 for protection of Christian Iroquois
Fort St. Joseph (S), ON British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812
Fort St. Louis (S), NS Site of French fort, 1630
Fort St. Peters (S), NS French trading post and fort, 1650-1758
Fort Ste-Thérèse (S), QC Site of French fort for defence against Iroquois, 1665
Fort Townshend (S), NF Headquarters of Newfoundland garrison, 1779-1871
Fort Trois-Rivières (S), QC Wooden fort, 1634-68, foundation of modern city
Fort Wellington (S), ON Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812
Fort William (S), NF Headquarters of Newfoundland garrison, 1618-1779
Fort York (S), ON 1813-15 military buildings among oldest in Toronto; War of 1812
Fortifications of Québec (S), QC 4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares
Fortress of Louisbourg (S), NS Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress
François Bâby House (S), ON 1811 classically-inspired residence linked to War of 1812
Fredericton Military Compound (S), NB Important grouping of British colonial military buildings
Frenchman's Creek (S), ON Site of British victory; War of 1812

Appendix 3 - Governing Canada


National Historic Sites Of Canada System Plan
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