Gananoque National Historic Event
Gananoque, Ontario
An aerial view of Gananoque, 1920
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Address :
120 Stone Street, Gananoque, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1936-05-28
Other Name(s):
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Gananoque
(Designation Name)
Importance:
British military base in the Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence River; War of 1812
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 120 Stone Street, Gananoque, Ontario
A vulnerable point on the vital line of supply from Lower Canada in the war of 1812-14, Gananoque was raided on the 21 September 1812, when the bridge was destroyed. Subsequently fortified by the Leeds Militia and garrisoned in turn by the 104th, 41st, 89th, Canadian Voltigeurs, Royal Newfoundland, 57th and 70th Regiments, with Royal Artillery support, it became the base for a division of gunboats cruising among the Thousand Islands for the protection of transport.