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Fort Wellington
CONSTRUCTED IN 1812 AND 1813 UNDER DIRECTION OF LIEUTENANT COLONELS THOMAS PEARSON AND GEORGE R.J. MACDONELL AS THE MAIN POST FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN KINGSTON AND MONTREAL, AND NAMED FORT WELLINGTON, IN HONOR OF THE VICTORY GAINED AT SALAMANCA, 22ND JULY, 1812.
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Fort Wellington
Construit en 1812 et 1813 sous la direction des lieutenants-colonels Thomas Pearson et George R.J. Macdonell comme principal poste de défense de la voie de communication entre Kingston et Montréal, et nommé fort Wellington en l’honneur de la victoire remportée à Salamanque le 22 juillet 1812.
Location: King Street East, Prescott
Emplacement : rue King Est, Prescott
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 44.713218, -75.510346
Source: Parks Canada – Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada commemorative plaques (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
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