Time to find something Historic in Canada ! Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By park2 on 26-Mar-02. Waypoint GC461E

THIS CONCRETE MARKER WAS ERRECTED IN 1911, AND IS one of the many used by surveyers to determine the sexact boundary between the U.S and CANADA. The ST.Clair river was orriginally designated as a boundary line by treaty 1783. The first detailed survey from ST.Regis on the ST.Lawerence to lake of the woods was carries out under the terms of treaty of Ghent 1814. It was directed by a british commissioner John Ogilvy. A more precise delineation of the whole international boundary was ratified at Washington on January 11,1909

Monument de la deuxième bataille de La Prairie.

Dundurn Castle is a National Historic site in Hamilton, Ontario. Dundurn Castle was constructed by Sir Allan MacNab between 1832 and 1835. At the time of its construction, Sir Allan's residence was one of the largest private homes in the province of Upper Canada. Italianate in design the house features large twin towers on the bay side overlooking Burlington Bay below. Attached to the main residence is a west wing where domestic duties were performed by the household servants. TFTC

Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada
Established as a historic site in 1988.
Reason: Considered an outstanding large urban park dating from the 1890's.

We found this park to be very interesting and beautiful.

Parc Cartier-Brébeuf, à Québec.
En allant faire une visite de maintenance à ma cache : Le Cimetière à épinglettes, situé dans ce parc, je me suis rappelé qu'il y avait une "locationless" à faire pour les endroits historiques du Canada... donc c'est fait !

Cartier-Brébeuf Park, in Quebec City.
While going in that park for a maintenance visit for my cache located in this beautiful park, I remembered that there was a locationless cache that had something to do with the Canadian historic sites...

Thanks for the cache !

When we logged this cache last month, we visited several historic sites in Québec City. We see this one is not claimed yet, so are posting a note. We already have our one claim for this cache, but we're not including the coordinates here in the hope that someone else will go visit and make a claim!

The Fortifications of Québec / Fortifications-de-Québec National Historic Site of Canada encompasses the walls around the city and other defensive features. These fortifications encircle the Upper Town and cover 4.6 km. The first permanent fortifications were startedin 1690 following the fall of Port Royal in Acadia. Additions and improvements were added for the next 55 years, until 1745.

Among the more picturesque portions of hte fortifications are the gates into the old city. We have attached pictures of St. Louis Gate / Porte St-Louis.

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This is Watson's Mill located in Manotick Ontario along the Rideau River and Canal. It was built in 1859 at the site of the Manotick Dam to harness the energy of the flowing water. It has been rebuilt several times- most recently in 1980 to keep it intact. The mill is open to visitors as a museum and gift shop.

Une vieille meule historique du premier moulin de la ville de L'industrie construit en 1823 par Louis Barthelémy Joliette fondateur de la ville de Joliette. Le moulin fut détruit par les flammes et la meule à grain jetée à la rivière. Elle a été retrouvé dans la rivière l'Assomption par un prêtre qui entreprit alors de la récupérer le 31 août 1987. Elle est maintenant exposée à ces coordonnées à l'entrée de la ville de Joliette, Québec Canada sur la rue St-Charles-Borromée près du pont Chevalier.

The historic old stone of the first mill of industry. Built and founded at 1823 by Sir Louis Barthelemy Joliette.A fire destroyed the mill at the beginning of 20th century and the stone throw out in the river. A priest saw the stone in a middle of the river and organized the recuperation in August 31th 1987. Now It lying near Chevalier bridge on St-Charles-Borromée Street near the city limits of Joliette, Québec, Canada.

Billy Bishop Boyhood Home National Historic Site of Canada, 948 3rd Ave. West, Owen Sound, Ont.
Billy Bishop was a WW1 flying ace. His childhood home has been converted into a museum containing memorabilia. Billy Bishop was designated in 1980 as a person of Historical significance and on Sept. 25, 2003 the plaques were unveiled designating his home as a national historic site.
Will post picture of this home later.

The Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site of Canada, which is located in Compton, in the Eastern Townships, some 20 km from Sherbrooke, is a living reminder of the life and work of the former Prime Minister of Canada. The rural atmosphere of the village, the charming house in which Louis St. Laurent was born, the once bustling general store: all take us back to another epoch in which we can savour the enchantment of the lifestyle of a different time, while learning about this great man, marked out by destiny.

The Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada.
Chambly, Quebec, Canada. N45 26.836 W73 16.969

The Chambly Canal, which opened along the Richelieu in 1843, played a leading role in the Quebec forest products industry and in shipping these products to the burgeoning United States market.
For over a century, heavily loaded barges travelled the Canal, a distance of about 20 km. The nine locks allowed the barges to bypass rapids and overcome a considerable difference in levels between the Chambly basin and the Upper Richelieu.
Today, this former communications route is used by pleasure boaters and tourists. Come on board and let yourself be carried away on the Chambly Canal.
For more information, following this link: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/chambly/index_e.asp

The Plains of Abraham in Quebec City
In 1908, the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) was given the mandate to celebrate Quebec’s Tricentennial and highlight the feats of the two famous battles (in 1759 and 1760).

You can learn more here: http://www.ccbn-nbc.gc.ca/_en/histoire.php

S.S. Acadia National Historic Site of Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date Designated: 1976
Plaque status: Plaqued in 1982

Lead role in charting Hudson Bay, launched 1913
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/atoz/acadia.html

We were pleased to discover that the site of Artillery Park was just downt he street from our hotel on Place d'Youville in Québec. The address is 2 d'Auteuil Street, P.O. Box 2474, Postal Terminal, Québec, QC G1K 7R3. The Parks Canada Web site for this site is at http::/parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/artiller/natcul/natcul1_E.asp.

Artillery Park has historical and architectural importance. It was established on a strategic site overlooking both the plateau to the west of the city and the St. Charles River to the north. Throughout the time of French rule in Québec, all the defensive lines for the city passed through this area.

Construction of the first major defensive works here began in 1712. Eventually this became a major portion of the city wall, and military quarters were built. Armories, guard rooms, and prison facilities were added later.

The pictures below show the sign for Artillery Park, some of the old barracks, and St. John Gate. These were taken at night, so apologies for the quality.

This is camp B70 a Jewish internment camp then a POW camp east of Fredericton New Brunswick

This is the St.Stephen's anglican church in Chambly, Quebec. This church was builded in 1820 mainly for the British soldiers living in the close-by Fort Chambly. The church is of classical inspiration but with a french note!
Believe me, the Fort Chambly area is something to visit, very quiet and almost romantic, close to the Richelieu river rapids. The fort is very well preserved and worth a visit!

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Trent-Severn Waterway, Trenton/Port Severn Ontario.The Trent-Severn Waterway spans 386 kms, joining lakes too numerous to mention, by the use of 45 locks. My picture is of Lock 34, which is in my hometown of Fenelon Falls Ontario. Citizens of small communities along the waterway first began pressuring the government in 1827 to build locks joining all the lakes, but it wasn't until 1833 that the first lock was constructed in Bobcaygeon - the next village over from Fenelon Falls. Despite the need to create viable shipping lanes for logging and other industry, it was 87 years before the government continued this project and finally began building and putting more locks into use. The Trent-Severn Waterway has been called "one of the finest interlocking water systems in the world". More information on the waterway can be found on the parkscanada/trentsevern site.

Date of Designation: 1929
Period of Significance: 1920 to present
Address: Main Office is located in Peterborough Ontario

NAME: The Victoria Hall National Historic Site of Canada
DATE: July 6, 2995
USED: First established in the summer of etc...
ADDR: 68 King St East, Hamilton
WWW: http://www.historicplaces.ca/rep-reg/affichage-display_e.aspx?Id=2210
Waypoint above

DESC: Victoria Hall was designated a national historic site because it is of national historic and architectural significance. It is a superior and rare example of a commercial building with a decorative, architectonic, sheet-metal façade, which is completely hand- rather than machine-made. Its well-designed and well-crafted, three-storey, metal façade comprised of high-relief architectural elements is largely intact. The building is an irreplaceable element in King Street's continuum of commercial architecture dating from the pre-confederation era to the present.

The building is currently under construction so I could not find a plaque.

Major Allan C. Brooks, a prominent wildlife illustrator recognized worldwide, is a National Historic Person. Born 1869, died 1946. A Nature Centre bearing his name was created as a community project. The grasslands surrounding this Centre are known for the birds of prey and other birdlife, wildlife and wildflowers. The Nature Centre is located in Vernon, B.C. Canada. One picture shows the sign designating the historical site.

http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/gfp-hrs/nl_e.asp

Train Station Water Street West St. John’s, NL, Canada

Heritage Railway Stations

List of Designated Heritage Railway Stations

Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters in St. John's, National Historic Site of Canada and Heritage Railway Station, 1993© Parks Canada / J.-P. Jérôme /1993

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
St. John's
Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters
495 Water Street
Designated in 1990

The Story

The Railway Coastal Museum tells the fascinating story of the great initiative, courage, and sacrifice involved in building and operating the Newfoundland Railway and Coastal Services. These Services helped overcome isolation and opened up the vast resources of what was known as “The Oldest Colony†in the British Empire.

The story begins in the 1700s, when the cod fishery of the island of Newfoundland beckoned thousands of young immigrants here from England and Ireland. They sought a brighter future from our bountiful fishery. Because they could not fish on already-occupied fishing grounds, fishers had to establish new villages, scattered along the lengthy coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Almost all of the hundreds of fishing village “outports†(meaning “out†from St. John’s) were isolated. Many who lived in the outports never did journey more than a few miles from home. Trying to connect all these little outports was a formidable task. With all the elements of a modern-day novel -- ambition, hardship, courage, tragedy, greed, and determination -- the Railway Coastal Museum brings you the story of the thousands of Newfoundlanders who needed the Railway and Coastal Services... and those who devoted their lives to building and operating them.

"All aboard!" for a trip to those bygone days… at the Railway Coastal Museum!

Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959)
COMMISSION des LIEUX et MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES du CANADA
AJOUTÉE AU REGISTRE: DATE INCONNUE
UTILISÉE : ??
ADRESSE : COIN DES RUES HART & LAVIOLETTE, TROIS-RIVIÈRES
COORDONNÉES : N 46 20.705` W 072 32.433`

HISTORIQUE : (1890-1959)
Maurice Duplessis fut député provincial de Trois-Rivières, sa ville natale, à partir de 1927 et premier ministre du Québec de 1936 à 1939 et de 1944 jusqu’à son décès. En 1935, il fonda l’Union nationale, regroupement de Conservateurs et de Libéraux dissidents, ce qui lui permit de prendre le pouvoir l’année suivante. « Le Chef », ainsi surnommé, a été une des figures politiques les plus influentes et les plus colorées au pays. Son règne a été marqué par de multiples controverses, par l’affirmation de l’autonomie provinciale et par d’importants travaux publiques qui ont changé le visage du Québec.

Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959)
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS BOARD OF CANADA
DATE: UNKNOWN
USED : ??
ADDRESS : AT THE CORNER OF HART & LAVIOLETTE STREETS, TROIS-RIVIÈRES
COORDINATES: N 46 20.705` W 072 32.433`

History : (1890-1959)
Duplessis was born at Trois-Rivières, which he represented at the Legislative Assembly from 1927 to 1959. While Conservative leader in 1935 he formed the Union nationale, an alliance of Conservatives and dissident Liberals which held power from 1936 to 1939 and from 1944 until his death. “Le Chef†as he was known, was one of the country’s most colourful and influential political figures. His years in office were marked by frequent controversy but also by the assertion of Quebec autonomy, and the initiation of major public works which changed the face of the province.

L’ancienne aluminerie de Shawinigan
COMMISSION des SITES et MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES du CANADA
AJOUTÉE AU REGISTRE EN : 23 AOÛT 2002
UTILISÉE : 1901
ADRESSE :1882, RUE CASCADE SHAWINIGAN, QC, G9N 8S1
COORDONNÉES : N 46 32.359` W 072 45.827`

HISTORIQUE : 1901
C’est dans cette aluminerie, la plus ancienne conservée en Amérique du Nord, que fut coulé en 1901 le premier lingot d’aluminium canadien. La mise en exploitation de ce complexe sur la rivière Saint-Maurice inaugura l’ère nouvelle de la grande industrie basée sur l’hydroélectricité au Canada, consacrant de fait l’alliance durable entre l’industrie hydroélectrique et celle de l’aluminium. Cette naissance de l’électrométallurgie en Mauricie entraîna un développement industriel sans précédent et une nouvelle prospérité au pays.

The former Shawinigan aluminum smelter
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS BOARD OF CANADA
DATE: AUGUST 23rd 2002
USED : 1901
ADDRESS :1882, rue CASCADE SHAWINIGAN, QC, G9N 8S1
COORDINATES: N 46 32.359` W 072 45.827`

History : 1901
The first ingot of Canadian aluminum was cast in 1901 at this aluminum smelter, the oldest still in existence in North America. Industrial production at this complex on the Saint-Maurice River began for Canada a new era of heavy industry based on hydroelectric power, thus establishing the longstanding alliance between the hydroelectric and aluminum industries. The introduction of electrometallurgy into the Mauricie region triggered an unprecedented industrial boom and new prosperity for the country.

We just returned home from our 19-day trip out West, and so I am catching up on my logs. We happened across this location while traveling across highway 1 in British Columbia, near the small town of Craigellachie. The grounds at this park commemorate the driving of the last spike to complete the Canadian Pacific Railway on November 7, 1885. These grounds contain 2 different monuments, and related historical plaques. In 1971 it was designated as the Eagle Pass National Historical Event site, and listed in the Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. It received the plaque for this designation with the 100-year anniversary of the driving of this last spike, in 1995. It also has a monument and plaque designating the location as a National Historic Civil Engineering Site. I had a picture of that plaque, as well as the one that I am posting of the other plaque. I guess I inadvertently deleted it, but following is the Web Site that contains that information. http://collections.ic.gc.ca/civileng/eng/details.asp?id=9

Capt. Bud

St. Andrew's Rectory located near Lockport, Manitoba, Canada.

NAME: St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site of Canada
BUILT: 1852-1854
ADDR: near Lockport, Manitoba, Canada
WWW: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/mb/standrews/index_e.asp

A typical regional limestone building. Pretty substational for its era. The church across the street is leaning quick noticeably.

(EDIT: well, my old film camera did not cooperate and the pic (or the photographer) is bad. I'm still reserving this one and I will head back to the site soon. So, I write a note for now)

Found it on August 27, 2005, but I just found the webpage again. In Québec, on Road 327, ELEV 32m, EPE 11m. This site is a plaque of the Canadian Historical Sites Commission. The mill is not there anymore. And it reads:

"First Paper Mill in Canada. The first paper mill in Canada was built at St.Andrew East in 1803-05 by a group of New Englanders and later operated by James Brown, stationer, of Montreal. This was the inception of one of Canada’s most important industries.

Premier moulin à papier au Canada. Le premier moulin à papier au pays fut construit à St-André d’Argenteuil vers 1803-05 par des fabricants venus de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. James Brown, libraire de Montréal, l’exploita par la suite. Ainsi débuta l’une des principales industries canadiennes.

Erected 1932"

Logs would be cut higher up on the Ottawa River and floated down to the mill. The logs would then be shredded and soaked to create pulp, just about the same fashion paper is still made today. I like this one because my dad works in this industry. He designs truck dumpers to transfer wood chips from the transport trailer to the on-site chip bin.

6 de 6 pour cette randonnée sur la rive Nord du lac des Deux-Montagnes avec ma meilleure amie.
GC#244

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We found Prospect Point at the northern end of Stanley Park in Vancouver. The plaque tells the story of the steamship 'Beaver'.
"Here, on 26th July, 1888, the steamer 'Beaver' was wrecked. This historic vessel was built for the Hudson Bay Company at Blackwall, England, in 1835, sailed for this coast immediatly and was the pioneer steamship of the Pacific Ocean. The story of the 'Beaver' is the story of the barly development of the western coast of Canada."

More info about the 'Beaver': http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=1946

There is also another plaque for the 'Beaver' at the coastline and a lighthouse named Prospect Point.

Generator & Kiki
Berlin, Germany

This National Historic Site is the "Old Woodstock Town Hall", now the Oxford County Court House (Woodstock, Ontario, Canada). It was designated officially in 1955, and was plaqued in 1956 and 1973. It was selected because it is a "classically inspired civic structure". Very beautiful building which is currently undergoing some renovations. The photo does NOT do it justice.

In this building, on Sept. 17, 1792, the first provincial parliament in Canada was opened. It marked the introduction of a form of representative government in Canada.

My wife's family was having a reunion in Buffalo, and we took a half-day to travel to Shops-on-the-Lake in Ontario. This is a really attractive old village on the north side of Lake Erie. We had lunch in a low-ceilinged pub that looks like it might have been around when that parliament was opened.

NAME: The Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada
DATE: Didn't find this info.
USED: Over 200 years ago the North West and Hudson’s Bay companies set up rival posts at the end of the fur trade line on the North Saskatchewan River. Competition for trade was fierce. During 76 years of operation, nine different Aboriginal groups came here to trade. Explorer, fur trader and mapmaker, David Thompson used Rocky Mountain House as a base for finding a pass across the Rocky Mountains.
ADDR: Site 127, Comp 6,
RR 4
Rocky Mountain House AB T4T 2A4
Canada

WWW: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ab/rockymountain/index_E.asp
LAT/LONG: N 52 21.644 W 114 58.897

Thanks Park2 for setting this one up. Check out the attached photos.

Name: Osgoode Hall National Historic Site of Canada
Date Designated: 1979
Used: Elegant seat of courts and law society, begun in 1829
Address: Corner of York Street and Queen Street, Toronto, Ontario
WWW: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0557&oqeName=Osgoode+Hall&oqfName=Osgoode+Hall


DESC: It's a big building. Look at the picture (when they are posted after we are home from vacation later on next week)

BCATP Hangar No. 1 (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan)
National Historic Site of Canada
Brandon, Manitoba
Date Designated: 2001
Plaque status: Plaqued in 2004

Excellent, well-preserved example of a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan hangar built during World War II

Caching across Canada & US from Okotoks AB Canada ...
Made the find with Benny Dog. Unfortunatly, the museum was closed when we arrived, or I could have posted more info.
Thanks for the Cache!

See: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=feature/BCATP_hangar
See: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=department/press/viewrelease&id=153
See: http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=1991&oqeName=BCATP+Hangar+No%2E+1&oqfName=Hangar+Num%E9ro+Un+du+PEACB

Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada
The Fur Traders' Canal
1 Canal Drive Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada P6A 6W4
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/ssmarie/natcul/natcul1a_e.asp
The story:
As they began to explore the rich fur lands of the Lake Superior area in the 17th century, European traders were hampered by the fierce rapids at Sault Ste. Marie. In 1797, the North West Company established a trading post on the north side of the rapids and in 1798 built a small lock. It was intended for the passage of bateaux and it facilitated the transfer of goods between the company's schooners on Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Destroyed in 1814, when the Americans attacked the company's nearby trading post, the canal was not rebuilt. The lock has been reconstructed on the original site, next to the St. Marys Paper administration building.