Lighthouse at Mississauga Point- 1909 copy of an 1804 original plan

Description

Commanditaires

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Créateurs

Gustavus Nicolls

J. Simpson

Médias

Image

Type d'élément

Plans

Description

A 1909 copy of an 1804 original plan of the lighthouse that was erected on Mississauga Point, signed by Gustavus Nicolls and copied by J. Simpson. The lighthouse, the first on the Great Lakes, was dismantled in 1814 in order to build Fort Mississauga. Some of the stone from the lighthouse was also used in the creation of the Fort.

Date de l'original

1909

Date d'événement

1804

Sujet(s)

Forts & fortifications
Lighthouses
Military - 1812
War of 1812
Fort Mississauga
Nicolls, Gustavus

Identifiant local

986.063

Langage de l'élément

English

Couverture géographique

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.2607769216215 Longitude: -79.0753841400146

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