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Niagara-on-the-Lake was settled at the close of the American Revolution by Loyalists coming to Upper Canada, many of whom had been members of the much feared Butler's Rangers based during the American Revolution at Fort Niagara, then under British control.
In 1781 the British Government purchased land from the Mississaugas; a strip of land 6 miles wide along the western bank of the Niagara River for "300 suits of clothing". By 1782, 16 families had become established and had cleared 236 acres. In 1791 part of the military reserve at the mouth of the river was chosen as the future townsite. In 1792, Newark - as it was named by Governor Simcoe, became the first capital of the newly-created colony of Upper Canada, and the legislature met here for five sessions, until Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe moved the capital to York. By 1796, 70 new homes were built, and the town continued to prosper as the economic, administrative and judicial centre for the Niagara Peninsula. The physical appearance of the town, with the exception of the powder magazine at Fort George was virtually erased by the burning of the town by the Americans during the war of 1812.
Rebuilt, Niagara became an active commercial centre, with a busy shipping and ship-building industry, as well as many shops and warehouses. The beautiful old homes lining the tree-shaded streets attest to the prosperity of its citizens.
Cultural events: www.niagaraonthelake.com
Official website: www.notl.org
In 1781 the British Government purchased land from the Mississaugas; a strip of land 6 miles wide along the western bank of the Niagara River for "300 suits of clothing". By 1782, 16 families had become established and had cleared 236 acres. In 1791 part of the military reserve at the mouth of the river was chosen as the future townsite. In 1792, Newark - as it was named by Governor Simcoe, became the first capital of the newly-created colony of Upper Canada, and the legislature met here for five sessions, until Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe moved the capital to York. By 1796, 70 new homes were built, and the town continued to prosper as the economic, administrative and judicial centre for the Niagara Peninsula. The physical appearance of the town, with the exception of the powder magazine at Fort George was virtually erased by the burning of the town by the Americans during the war of 1812.
Rebuilt, Niagara became an active commercial centre, with a busy shipping and ship-building industry, as well as many shops and warehouses. The beautiful old homes lining the tree-shaded streets attest to the prosperity of its citizens.
Cultural events: www.niagaraonthelake.com
Official website: www.notl.org
Categories: town, historic city center, historic site
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-on-the-Lake,_Ontario
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°12'5"N 79°7'20"W
- Geographic Township of Sombra (former) 280 km
- Geographic Township of Tilbury North (former) 300 km
- Geographic Township of Rochester (former) 311 km
- Geographic Township of Maidstone (former) 322 km
- Geographic Township of Gosfield North (former) 323 km
- Geographic Township of Gosfield South (former) 327 km
- Geographic Township of Colchester North (former) 335 km
- Geographic Township of Colchester South (former) 341 km
- Sault-Sainte-Marie (City Center) 561 km
- Miranda de Ebro 5966 km
- Niagara District Airport 4 km
- Niagara Shores Park 6 km
- Niagara-on-the-Lake Sewage Treatment Lagoons 6.2 km
- Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site 6.3 km
- Rifle Range 6.5 km
- Port Weller Drydocks 7.1 km
- Port Weller 8.2 km
- Welland Canal North Portal 8.6 km
- North End St.Catharines 8.8 km
- Port Dalhousie 12 km
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