OHP - Niagara - Niagara-On-The-Lake - "The First Provincial Parliament"
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
N 43° 15.345 W 079° 04.189
17T E 656673 N 4791024
Dedicated to the foundation of Ontario's governmental body
Waymark Code: WMF23
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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Niagara was named the first capitol of Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario), and the first provincial parliament was convened at Navy Hall in 1792 by Lieutenant-Govenor John Graves Simcoe. During the War of 1812, the capitol was moved to York (later to be renamed as Toronto) so as to be farther from the areas of combat.

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Address or location of plaque: Queen St

Physical location of plaque: City

"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]

Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": The Building Itself

This 'Plaque' describes: A 'Location'

Condition of sign: Excellent

Is this a bilingual sign?: No !

A web-site for more details.: Not listed

What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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