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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19UI_hmcs-haida-ncsm-haida_Hamilton-ON.html
HMCS Haida is the last of the Tribal class destroyers which saw heavy action with the Australian, British and Canadian navies during World War II. Built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Newcastle, England, , in 1942, this ship served on the frigid M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Z7_united-empire-loyalists_Hamilton-ON.html
In Lasting Memoryof theUnited EmpireLoyalistsWho preferred to remain loyal Britishsubjects and came to canadain large numbers immediatelyfollowing the American Revolutionof 1776 and the signing of theTreaty of Peace in 1783.———&m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Z6_sir-allan-napier-macnab_Hamilton-ON.html
Politician, businessman, land speculator and soldier, Allan MacNab enjoyed a very public life. He was a successful lawyer and was appointed Upper Canada's first Queen's Counsel. In 1838 he was knighted for his role in suppressing the rebellion in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Z5_dundurn-castle_Hamilton-ON.html
This mansion was built 1832-35 by Allan Napier MacNab (1798-1862) and named after the family ancestral seat in Scotland. Enlisting at fifteen, MacNab distinguished himself by his bravery in the War of 1812. He subsequently entered politics and was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18Z2_dundurn-castle_Hamilton-ON.html
This villa was completed in 1835 for Allan Napier MacNab. Incorporating an existing farmhouse, it was designed by the local architect, Robert Wetherell, as a statement of its owner's place in Hamilton society. The house features an eclectic blend …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12KQ_hamilton-scourge-project_Hamilton-ON.html
We honour here fifty-three sailors who lost their lives when their ships, HAMILTON and SCOURGE, capsized during a storm in the early morning hours of Sunday, 8th August 1813. These two armed merchant schooners lie in 90 metres of water, 30 kilomet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12IU_the-nash-jackson-house_Hamilton-ON.html
Originally located at the north-east corner of king Street East and Nash Road in the city of Hamilton, the house known as the Nash=Jackson House was built in 1818. The property on which the house stood, part of William Gage's original land grant, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12HT_billy-green-monument_Hamilton-ON.html
[Text on West Side of Monument]:
In Memory OfBilly Green"The Scout"
Who led British troopsin surprise nightattack winning decisiveBattle of Stoney Creek.Born Feb. 4, 1794Died Mar. 15, 1877[Text on North Side of Monument]:
In Memory OfIsaa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12HQ_their-fame-liveth_Hamilton-ON.html
Canada Remembers Lieutenant Samuel Hooker, Sergeant Joseph Hunt, Pri- vates James Daig, Thomas Fearnsides, Richard Hugill, George Longley, Laurence Meade, John Pegler, John Smith, and John Wale of the First Battalion of the Eighth (King's) Regimen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12HC_battlefield-house_Hamilton-ON.html
[Text on First Historic Marker]:
Battlefield HouseandFifteen and one-half acres ofParklandProperty ofThe women's Wentworth Historical Society1899-1962Given by this society to theNiagara Parks Commissionas a National Historic SiteJanuary 19, 196…