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Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, a tourist region to the east, and the Prince Edward County tourist region to the west.
Canada is divided into six time zones.Most areas of the country's provinces and territories operate on standard time from the first Sunday in November to the second Sunday in March and daylight saving time the rest of the year.
Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada Kingston ON 44°14′52″N 76°11′17″W / 44.2479°N 76.188°W / 44.2479; -76.188 ( Defensible Lockmaster's House (Upper Brewers
As a census division in the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Frontenac County had a population of 161,780 living in 69,984 of its 80,226 total private dwellings, a change of 7.5% from its 2016 population of 150,480.
A prominent example of the Neoclassical style in Canada, with a landmark tholobate and dome; its scale and design are reflective of Kingston's status at the time of construction as capital of the Province of Canada. The Kingston Public Market, founded in 1801, is behind city hall and part of the national historic site and is the oldest public ...
A Martello tower at the water's edge below the fort. A removable roof to protect against snow is characteristic of Canadian Martello towers. Fort Henry National Historic Site is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Point Henry, a strategic, elevated point near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the St. Lawrence River at the east end of Lake Ontario.
Sydenham (commonly referred to as Sydenham Ward) is a central business district located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.The Sydenham district for census purposes is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south and east, by Princess Street to the north and Barrie Street to the west. [1]
Province of Ontario: A History (1927) 4 vol. with 2 vol of biographies; Lewis, Frank and Urquhart, M.C. Growth and standard of living in a pioneer economy: Upper Canada 1826–1851 Institute for Economic Research, Queen's University, 1997. McCalla, Douglas Planting the province: the economic history of Upper Canada 1784–1870 (1993).