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2026-10-08

Designed by the Montréal architectural firm of Hopkins, Lawford and Nelson, the Kingston Custom House was built in 1856-59 for…

2026-10-08

Mississauga Point was for over 150 years the site of major shipyards when Kingston was one of the important ports…

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The site of the Royal Naval Dockyard during the War of 1812, Kingston assumed even greater strategic importance as the…

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An enduring witness to the evolution of public health care, Kingston General is one of Canada's oldest functioning hospitals. Most…

2026-10-08

The Navy Yard established in 1789 as a trans-shipment point for the Great Lakes and as the Provincial Marine's Lake…

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Raised in Scotland, in 1877 Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks married Lord Aberdeen, who was Governor General of Canada from 1893 to…

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While the existence of local ore was well known and various petitions had been made for the right to erect…

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Born and trained in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood, this Black boxer was one of the world’s best heavyweights in the 1920s…

2026-10-08

This celebrated heroine of the War of 1812 is a renowned figure in Canadian history. Determined to warn the British…

2026-10-08

Erected in 1878, this house was purchased in 1897 by the Right Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier who occupied it until…