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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10M3_the-founding-of-chippawa_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
In 1792-94 a village grew up near Fort Chippawa on Chippawa Creek at the end of the new portage road from Queenston. In 1793 the creek was renamed the Welland River, but the village, where a post-office was opened before 1801, remained "Chippawa".…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LZ_in-memory-of-unknown-american-soldiers_Thorold-ON.html
In Memory of UnknownAmerican SoldiersWho Died in theWar of 1812
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LY_in-memory-of-john-bean-ph-d-m-d_Thorold-ON.html
John Bean was born in Attercliffe, Ontario, on September 8, 1901. He attended Stratford Collegiate Institute in Ontario and Northwestern College before transferring to the University of Michigan, where he earned his degrees and spent the rest of h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10LP_arthur-s-whelan_Thorold-ON.html
British by birth - January 13, 1910, Canadian by conviction, World War II veteran, noted photographer. Over 25 years dedicated municipal service on the Board of Education, Public Utilities Commission and Municipal Council with one term as Reeve. H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10L6_the-founding-of-thorold_Thorold-ON.html
During the construction of the original Welland Canal, 1824-1829, a number of communities sprung up along its length. Here, on land belonging to George Keefer, a village known as Thorold had developed by 1828. A large flouring mill was built on th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10KY_locomotive-turntable_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
For 103 years, beginning in 1854, a train powered by a steam locomotive pulled into the Niagara Dock. At first it only came from Chippawa via Niagara Falls and Queenston but by 1863 the line had been extended as far as Fort Erie and Buffalo. The t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10K7_niagara-harbour-and-dock-company_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Formed by local businessmen in 1831, the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company created a shipping basin here on the Niagara River by hiring hundreds of labourers to excavate a riverside marsh. By the late 1830s the company employed close to 400 workers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10K3_one-hundredth-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-lundys-lane_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
This Memorial- is -Erected to Commemoratethe celebration of theOne HundredthAnniversary of theBattle ofLundy's LaneHeld here July 25th 1914Under the Auspices- of -The Lundy's LaneHistorical Society
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JX_welcome-to-fort-george_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Built in 1796, Fort George was the scene of fierce engagements during the War of 1812. It was captured and destroyed then refortified by the Americans in 1813. It was re-taken by the British later that same year. The fort was abandoned in the 1820…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10JW_niagara-national-historic-sites_Niagara-on-the-Lake-ON.html
Brock's Monument andQueenston Heights:This striking commemoration and final resting place of Major General Brock marks the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights. Visitors can climb the 235 stairs to take in spectacular views, or set off on a sel…