The Niagara River looking north from Queenston Heights was painted by Elizabeth Simcoe in 1793. It’s the view now
Topic: historic plan
15 articles tagged historic plan
Gother Mann, 1788, “PLAN of TORENTO HARBOUR with the proposed TOWN and part of the SETTLEMENT.” Coloured manuscript, 13″
This article will outline British and Canadian strategy, developed in the decade following the War of 1812, to deter
St. John the Evangelist Church was for many years an important spiritual and military establishment in Toronto. First established
The earliest view of the capital of Upper Canada following the War of 1812 is Robert Irvine’s grand oil
Between 1802 and 1837 Gustavus Nicolls of the Royal Engineers served twenty-seven years over three tours of duty in
The lighthouse at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, the second oldest such structure in Canada after Halifax’s Sambro Light,
One hundred and seventy years ago, in May 1845, Captain Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition of
“A giant causeway, edged with huge square blocks and an immense railing leads up to a massive building with
In collaboration The interests of The Friends of Fort York go far beyond the ramparted fort and open area
In November 1812 the 24-gun Madison was launched at Sackets Harbor, New York. The Americans would now control Lake
Many ordinary people enjoy more than Andy Warhol’s fifteen minutes of fame before resuming their modest lives. James Brock’s
The Great East Gate Of Fort York by David Spittal, Archaeologist with the City’s Culture division When George
Recently the city’s archaeologist David Spittal turned up an old sketch plan of the area northwest of Fort York
One of the more remarkable housing developments among the great many that have occurred on the Garrison Common was
