Fort Wellington

Fort Wellington


Fort Wellington National Historic Site
National Historic Site of Canada

Province Ontario
Year built 1813
Website Fort Wellington in the War of 1812 site

Fort Wellington National Historic Site is a historic military fortification located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River at Prescott, Ontario. It was originally built in 1813 on land owned by Major Edward Jessup, a prominent Loyalist from Connecticut who was the founder of Prescott in 1784.

Read more about Fort Wellington:  Construction, The First Fort Wellington, The War of 1812, After 1814, The Battle of The Windmill, Fort Wellington 1838 To Present, Legacy

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