Fort Wellington

Fort Wellington National Historic Site is a historic military fortification located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at . The military fortification was used by the British Army, and the Canadian militia for most of the 19th…
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: historic military fortification in Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Fort Wellington National Historic Site”
  • Address: 370 Vankoughnet Street, Prescott

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ogdensburg Harbor Light and Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site.

Lighthouse
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is a privately owned lighthouse on the St. Lawrence River, listed on the National Park Service's Maritime Heritage Program as Lighthouse to visit. and as one of New York's Historic Light Stations. is situated 2 km south of Fort Wellington.

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marks the site of the November 1838 Battle of the Windmill, fought around a grist near , , Canada. is situated 2 km northeast of Fort Wellington.

Historic site
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The is a national historic district located at in . The district includes seven contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing object. is situated 2 km southeast of Fort Wellington.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prescott and Ogdensburg.

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is a town on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the province of , Canada. The town is a single-tier municipality located within the census division.

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is a city of 10,700 people in on the St. Lawrence Seaway opposite , Ontario.

Village
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is a compact rural community in the , in eastern , Canada, part of the township municipality of . is situated 5 km northeast of Fort Wellington.

Fort Wellington

Latitude
44.71307° or 44° 42′ 47″ north
Longitude
-75.50912° or 75° 30′ 33″ west
Operator
Parks Canada
Open location code
87P6PF7R+69
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160307407
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q5472308
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Fort Wellington” goes by many names.

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