Ontario, The Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara-on-the-Lake
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• Mississauga Point was the location of a Neutral First Nation fishing settlement by the 15th century.
• The area was under the control of the Seneca Nation during the late 17th century, and it became home to the Mississauga Nation by the 18th century.
• Fort Mississauga was begun during the War of 1812, and helped the British and Canadians defend the Niagara frontier against a powerful invading American army in 1814.
• It was completed after the War, and was a part of a defense system including Fort George, Butler's Barracks, and Fort Erie. The Niagara forts were a part of a chain of forts located along the Canadian-USA border, on the Great Lakes.
•Built as an emergency field fortification, this is the only example of a star shaped earthwork in Canada.
•The central tower was built on a foundation made from brick and stone salvaged from the rubble of the town of Newark, the first Capital of Upper Canada.
• Garrisoned by the British until 1855, Fort Mississauga was later used by the Canadian military for Summer training camps begun in the 1870's, during both World Wars, and the Korean conflict (or up until the peacekeeping era).
• By the late 1870's a 9 hole golf course had been laid out on Mississauga Point.
(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
• Mississauga Point was the location of a Neutral First Nation fishing settlement by the 15th century.• The area was under the control of the Seneca Nation during the late 17th century, and it became home to the Mississauga Nation by the 18th century.
• Fort Mississauga was begun during the War of 1812, and helped the British and Canadians defend the Niagara frontier against a powerful invading American army in 1814.
• It was completed after the War, and was a part of a defense system including Fort George, Butler's Barracks, and Fort Erie. The Niagara forts were a part of a chain of forts located along the Canadian-USA border, on the Great Lakes.
•Built as an emergency field fortification, this is the only example of a star shaped earthwork in Canada.
•The central tower was built on a foundation made from brick and stone salvaged from the rubble of the town of Newark, the first Capital of Upper Canada.
• Garrisoned by the British until 1855, Fort Mississauga was later used by the Canadian military for Summer training camps begun in the 1870's, during both World Wars, and the Korean conflict (or up until the peacekeeping era).
• By the late 1870's a 9 hole golf course had been laid out on Mississauga Point.
(Colonial Era • Forts, Castles • War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.