Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site (Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)

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The Battle of Fort George was a significant battle in the War of 1812. Some of the fiercest fighting of the entire War occurred here in May 1813, as the British and Canadians attempted to prevent the American army landing at Two Mile Creek. But victory permitted the Americans to gain a toehold on the Niagara Peninsula, giving it temporary control over the entrance to Niagara River and blocking vital British supply lines to the western posts. However, the Americans were unable to take advantage of their victory, were checked at the Battle of Stoney Creek, and were ultimately pinned down in Newark (Niagara-on-the-Lake), which they abandoned and burned in December 1813 before retreating back across the border.

The area was designated as a site of national significance in 1921 and is now a National Historic Site.

Formerly Department of National Defence (DND) property, Parks Canada now owns these lands. The American landing place, where the fighting was most fierce and where the eventual outcome of the battle was determined, is located between One Mile Creek and Four Mile Pond, with particularly intense fighting in the vicinity of the former rifle range.

A portion of the property has been transferred to Regional Municipality of Niagara for sewage lagoons; the Region leases an additional area for its expanded sewage treatment plant and another 16.4 hectares for a day use park. The balance was used by DND for summer militia training--the former rifle range and a mortar and tank range which may still contain unexploded ordnance.