CNHS - Fort Townshend - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
N 47° 34.002 W 052° 42.645
22T E 371322 N 5269560
There are no visible remains of Fort Townshend which overlooked St. John's Harbour and formed a central part of the 18th-century British defence network, consisting of forts and smaller batteries strategically positioned throughout the area.
Waymark Code: WMPB8V
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
Views: 8
The plaque reads:
The threat to Newfoundland's security and to her commerce that developed during the American Revolution increased the urgency of completing the fortification of St. John's. Colonel Robert Pringle of the Royal Engineers, Commandant of the garrison and engineer in charge of the King's Works, had, by 1779, completed the construction of Fort Townshend begun by Governor Lord Shuldham in 1773, and had constructed Military Road linking that fort with Fort William. Fort Townshend became, on its completion, headquarters of the Newfoundland garrison. The garrison was disbanded and the fort abandoned in 1871.
[FR]
La menace que la révolution américaine fit peser sur Terre-Neuve et son commerce hâta l'achèvement des fortifications de St-Jean. Entrepris en 1773 par le gouverneur lord Shuldham, le fort fut terminé en 1779, par le colonel Robert Pringle, du Corps royal de génie, commandant de la garnison et ingénieur chargé des ouvrages du Roi, qui construisit aussi la « Military Road » reliant le fort Townshend au fort William. Le fort Townshend servit de quartier général de la garnison de Terre-Neuve, et on l'abandonna en 1871 au licenciement de la garnison.
Classification: Administered Site
Province or Territory: Newfoundland & Labrador
Location - City name/Town name: St. John's
Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]
Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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