The first Fort York, built by John Graves Simcoe in 1793, had mostly been demolished by the end of
Topic: Garrison Creek
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Archaeologists sitting and leaning on the ship’s hull confer shortly after its discovery. Courtesy of Andrew Stewart. Intensive redevelopment
“A giant causeway, edged with huge square blocks and an immense railing leads up to a massive building with
Garrison Creek, which was so important in first siting Fort York and defining the “founding landscape” of the town
Sydney, Australia, and Toronto, settled five years apart, share some early connections. Their founders, Governors Arthur Phillip and John
Once a winning conceptual scheme is selected, the objective will be to expedite the design and construction processes and
Surrounded by development, Fort York appears to be a green oasis of peace and serenity. But that would be
Since 1987, the ongoing restoration program at Fort York has included extensive archaeological investigations in every part of the
It has been often observed that the life of a soldier is characterized by long periods of boredom interrupted
Since our founding in 1994, the Friends of Fort York have always made a priority of long term planning
Late last Fall archaeological test excavations were carried out under the direction of David Robertson of Archaeological Services, Inc.
Garrison Creek got its name because, when Toronto was young, it entered Lake Ontario at Fort York, the military
When George Ramsay, the ninth Earl of Dalhousie and Governor-in-Chief of Canada, made a grand tour through Upper Canada
Visitors to Fort York usually focus on the surviving military buildings, the earthworks and other features of the landscape.
The full name of our organization is The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common, and while looking out
The present Bathurst Street Bridge crosses the railway lands east of Fort York and links Bathurst and Front streets
