National historic site and fort in Kingston, Ontario
Fort Henry National Historic Site
Location
Point Henry, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Established
First fort: 1812–1814 Second fort: 1832–1836
Owned by
Government of Canada (Parks Canada), Operated by Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (St Lawrence Parks Commission)
Managed by
Kathryn Lowe
Designation
National Historic Site of Canada
Website
http://www.forthenry.com
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated
1936
Fort Henry National Historic Site is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario. The fort and the point on which the fort was built were named after Henry Hamilton, former Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Quebec.[1]
A fortification was constructed during the War of 1812 to protect the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard (the site of the present-day Royal Military College of Canada) on Point Frederick from a possible American attack during the war and to monitor maritime traffic on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario.[2][page needed] A much larger fort replaced this construction in the 1830s to maintain protection of the naval dockyard and protect the southern entrance to the Rideau Canal. The fort was restored in the 1930s and is a significant tourist attraction.
^Mecredy 2000, p. 88.
^Cary 2003.
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