Fort George

Fort George was a military fortification in , , Canada. The fort was used by the British Army, the Canadian militia, and the United States Army for a brief period.
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  • Email: niagaraont@pc.gc.ca
  • Type: Park
  • Description: fort in Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Fort George National Historic Site”, “Fort George National Historic Site of Canada”, and “Fort George, Ontario”
  • Address: 51 Queens Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort George officers‘ kitchen and St. Vincent de Paul Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario).

Building
Photo: Krenov.fan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building, which is situated 140 metres northeast of Fort George.

Church
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 630 metres northwest of Fort George.

Church
Photo: Balcer, CC BY 2.5.
St. Mark's Church is a historic Anglican church in , , Canada. It is the oldest church in the Diocese of Niagara and the second oldest Anglican church in Ontario. is situated 790 metres northwest of Fort George.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Youngstown and Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Photo: Florence88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the northwesternmost community in the state of . Its strategic location at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border with , made it a prime site for fortifications, the last of which has stood just north of the village since 1726.

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town of 19,000 people in the of . It sits on the shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Niagara River.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the town of in , , United States. is situated 4 km southeast of Fort George.

Fort George

Latitude
43.24966° or 43° 14′ 59″ north
Longitude
-79.06243° or 79° 3′ 45″ west
Operator
Parks Canada
Open location code
87M26WXQ+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 232426696
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q912646
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“Fort George” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن جورج”
  • French: “fort George”
  • French: “Fort George”
  • German: “Fort George”
  • Hebrew: “פורט ג’ורג‘”
  • Italian: “Fort George”
  • Japanese: “フォートジョージ (オンタリオ州)”
  • Portuguese: “Forte George (Ontário)”
  • Portuguese: “Forte George”
  • Russian: “Форт Джордж, Онтарио”
  • Russian: “Форт-Джордж”
  • Slovenian: “Fort George”
  • Swedish: “Fort George”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Джордж (Онтаріо)”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Джордж”

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