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Cataraqui Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1850, it predates Canadian Confederation , and continues as an active burial ground. [ 1 ] The cemetery is 91 acres in a rural setting with rolling wooded terrain, ponds and watercourses. [ 2 ]
In 2021 the statue was removed from its original spot at City Park with plans to move it to Cataraqui Cemetery, where Macdonald is buried. [2] [3] In August 2022, the cemetery board voted not to erect the statue. [4] As of August 2023, there were still no plans for the statue. [5]
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.
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Belle Island was acquired by the City of Kingston in 1956. Although there has never been any development on the island, the area between the island and the west shore of the Cataraqui River, known as Belle Park or Cataraqui Park, was once an extensive marsh that was gradually filled in.
Cataraqui may refer to: The original townsite of what is now downtown Kingston, Ontario, as founded 1673 to house a French colonial military outpost. A rural village west of Cataraqui Cemetery, part of the former Kingston Township. Both points are within the current Kingston city limits.
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.
Cataraqui Cemetery, 927 Purdy’s Mill Road Kingston ON 44°15′40″N 76°32′32″W / 44.2610°N 76.5423°W / 44.2610; -76.5423 ( Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of