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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3B_battle-of-lundys-lane_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
This was the site of the bloodiest battle of the War of 1812. On the afternoon of 25th July, 1814, Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond with about 2800 men engaged the invading American army which had recently been victorious at Chippawa. The armies…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX3A_navy-island_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
The British used Navy Island from 1761 to 1764 as a shipyard in which to build the first British decked vessels to sail the upper lakes. These were essential in maintaining the supply lines westward during Pontiac's uprising, 1763-4. Thereafter th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX38_the-battle-of-chippawa_Niagara-Falls-ON.html
Here, on 5 July 1814, an American army under Major-General Jacob Brown launched the last major invasion of Canada during the War of 1812. The Americans defeated a British and Canadian force commanded by Major-General Phineas Riall consisting of re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX37_frenchmans-creek_Fort-Erie-ON.html
In an effort to regain the initiative lost at Queenston, the Americans planned a general invasion for 28 November 1812. Before dawn advance parties crossed the Niagara River to cut communications between Fort Erie and Chippawa and to silence the B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX33_figures-and-medallions-of-the-library-wing-of-parliament-building_Victoria-BC.html
[Medallions, top row] Milton - Sophocles - Shakespeare - Socrates - Dante - Homer
[Statues, anti-clockwise from the top left]Colonel R.C. Moody1813-1887Commander of Royal Engineers in 1858, erected New Westminster as capital of B.C., planned th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX31_knowledge-totem_Victoria-BC.html
Carved by Master Carver Cicero August and his sons Darrell and Doug August for the Cowichan Tribes, on the occasion of the closing of the XIV Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and the beginning of Victoria's role as host of the XV Common…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2Y_the-mackenzie-papineau-battalion-of-the-international-brigades_Victoria-BC.html
This monument commemorates the gallant men and women of British Columbia and Canada who offered their lives to defend the principles of democracy and served as the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion of the International Brigades in defence of the Republ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2W_creation-of-the-province-of-british-columbia_Victoria-BC.html
[English]The province of British Columbia was created on July 20, 1871. Formerly a crown colony established by the union in 1866 of Vancouver Island with the mainland colony of British Columbia, the addition of the Pacific coast province made Cana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2U_juan-francisco-de-la-bodega-y-quadra_Victoria-BC.html
Captain in the Spanish Royal Navy. Explorer of the West Coast of North America and Governor of the Spanish settlement at Nootka, Vancouver Island.In honor of their meeting and the ensuing friendly association, Captain George Vancouver named this l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2T_pendrary-house_Victoria-BC.html
Family home of William J. PendraryBuilt 1897Known as Loretto Hall1940-1966Restoration by William and Florence Prior1970Topiary gardens replanted by descendants of Mr. Pendrary1980[Marker below, French]Ancienne residence de la famille William J. Pe…