Citadel Hill (Fort George) - Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

  • Citadel Hill in winter

  • Inside the ditch of Fort George

  • Firing of the noon gun at Fort George

Although never attacked, Citadel Hill's various fortifications were garrisoned by the British Army until 1906 and afterward by the Canadian Army throughout the First and Second World Wars; Fort George having been used as temporary barracks during 1939-1940 and as the coordinating point for the city's anti-aircraft defences.

According to the historian and novelist Thomas Head Raddall, Citadel Hill was "like Vesuvius over Pompeii, a smiling monster with havoc in its belly". Following the Second World War, the hill and fortifications were designated a National Historic Site of Canada and today is under the responsibility of Parks Canada. Fort George has been restored to the mid-Victorian period.

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