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This article is a list of historic places in the City of Kingston, Ontario entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. See also List of historic places in Ontario .
The Kingston Marine Museum was incorporated by letters patent on August 29, 1975 with objectives to collect, conserve and display artifacts related to Great Lakes marine history, shipping and shipbuilding, construct an exhibition area for special exhibitions of both marine and non-marine character, encourage public participation in events and activities, develop a marine resource centre of ...
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in Kingston, Ontario. There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Kingston, [ 1 ] including the Rideau Canal which extends from Ottawa and traverses 202 kilometres (126 mi) to Kingston.
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.
This is a list of National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the province of Ontario. As of July 2021, there were 274 sites designated in Ontario, [ 1 ] 39 of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below and on the cluster pages listed below by the beaver icon ) .
The Kingston Memorial Centre is the site of the annual Kingston Fall Fair operated by the Kingston and District Agricultural Society. [5] Established in Kingston in 1830 as the Midland Fair and revived in 1912, the Kingston Fall Fair is held over four days each September. It is the second oldest Fair in Ontario, with attendance over 16,000.
An illustrated guide to monuments, memorials & markers in the Kingston area Kingston Historical Society Plaque Committee, Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Historical Society; Jennifer McKendry (2003). Into the silent land : historic cemeteries & graveyards in Ontario, Kingston, Ont., ISBN 978-0969718758
This list of museums in Ontario, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for ...