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

 military, place with historical importance, fortification

Remains of a British Fort built between 1814 and 1816. The tower was built from brick salvaged from the town of Newark (now, Niagara-on-the-Lake) which was burned during the war of 1812. The fort was manned until 1826, again from 1837 to 1854, and again during the US Civil War, and during the Fenian raids of 1866. By 1870, it had lost most of its military importance. It was used for troop training from the late 1800's right through World War I.

The fort is a unique surviving example of star battlements. The tower survives, along with the powder magazines, a tunnel to Lake Ontario, and a reconstructed gate.

The fort can be visited by walking along a short trail from the corner of Front and Simcoe streets, but care must be taken as the trail crosses a golf course - golfers must be allowed to finish their shots before you cross the fairways. The interior of the tower is not open to the public.

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The remains of the Mississauga Point Lighthouse, built in 1804 as the first lighthouse on the Great Lakes, is believed to lie under the fort's earthworks.