Print of Mississauga Point Lighthouse and Fort Niagara
Description
- Sponsors
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.- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Prints
- Description
- This print depicts the lighthouse at Mississauga Point and Fort Niagara in the distance. 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.
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 991.25
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.25012 Longitude: -79.06627
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- Copyright Statement
- Protected by copyright: Uses other than research or private study require the permission of the rightsholder(s). Responsibility for obtaining permissions and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Niagara Historical Society & Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Niagara Historical Society & Museum for any reproductions of this image.
- Contact
- Niagara Historical Society MuseumEmail:contact@niagarahistorical.museum
Website:
Agency street/mail address:43 Castlereagh Street
P.O. Box 208
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
L0S 1J0
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Mississauga Point Lighthouse and Fort Niagara
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