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Mississauga Point Lighthouse

Mississauga Point Lighthouse is a National Historic Site of Canada in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Ontario · 223 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario · location approximate

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POINT MISSISSAUGA LIGHTHOUSE The first lighthouse on the Great Lakes was built of stone at Point Mississauga in 1804 by John Symington, under orders from Lieutenant-Governor Peter Hunter. Demolished in 1814 to make room for this fort, its materials with debris from the ruined town of Niagara were incorporated into this tower.

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LE PHARE DE LA POINTE MISSISSAUGA En 1804, John Symington, sur l'ordre du lieutenant-gouverneur Peter Hunter, construisit le premier phare des Grands Lacs, à la pointe Mississauga. Le phare, qui était en pierre, fut démoli en 1814 pour faire place à ce fort. Les matériaux dont il était fabriqué et les débris de la ville de Niagara en ruines servirent à ériger la tour du fort Mississauga.

Another text the Directory records for this designation

POINT MISSISSAUGA LIGHTHOUSE The first lighthouse on the Great Lakes stood near here at the mouth of the Niagara River, once the principal route for shipping goods between lakes Ontario and Erie. In 1804, John Symington, under orders from Lieutenant-Governor Peter Hunter, built a hexagonal stone lighthouse and a log lightkeeper's dwelling. The station was funded by a duty on cargo collected by Upper Canada in support of aids to navigation. Although the lighthouse was demolished in 1814 to make room for Fort Mississauga, its materials, with debris from the ruined town of Newark, now Niagara-on-the- Lake, were incorporated into the fort's tower.

Français

LE PHARE DE LA POINTE MISSISSAUGA Le premier phare des Grands Lacs se trouvait ici, à l'embouchure de la rivière Niagara, principale voie de transport des marchandises entre les lacs Ontario et Érié. En 1804, sous l'ordre du lieutenant-gouverneur Peter Hunter, John Symington érigea un phare hexagonal en pierre et une maison de bois pour le gardien. La taxe sur le chargement du Haut-Canada, visant à faciliter la navigation, en finançait les activités. Bien que le phare ait été démoli en 1814 pour faire place au Fort Mississauga, ses matériaux et des décombres de la ville de Newark, à présent Niagara-on-the-Lake, ont servi à bâtir la tour du fort.

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This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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