Fort George Draw Well - Niagara on the Lake, Ontario
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N 43° 14.494 W 079° 03.612
17T E 657490 N 4789467
This stone built draw well is located in proximity to the powder magazine, the only original building on the site of Fort George which was built between 1796 and 1799.
Waymark Code: WM162GG
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/20/2022
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Fort George:
Constructed by order of Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe, 1796-99, Fort George served as the headquarters for Major-General Brock in 1812. In May, 1813, it was bombarded and captured by the Americans who constructed fortifications of their own on the site. These in turn were retaken by the British in December, 1813. In 1815 Fort George was described as "tumbling into ruins" and ordered abandoned. The present works are a reconstruction done in 1937-40, and represent the fort as it was in 1799-1813. Only the magazine of the original fort remains.
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