Thomas Moore

(1779 - 1852)

One of Ireland's best loved and renowned poets

and lyricists, Thomas Moore visited Niagara

during July 1804. Captivated by the scenic

splendour of the area and as guest of

Col. Isaac Brock, Commander at Fort George,

Moore frequently found rest and creative

inspiration under ...

McFarland House 1800

This Georgian style house was built in 1800 by John McFarland (1757-1815) and his sons, on land granted by the Crown. It is one of the oldest surviving structures in the Niagara district. During the War of 1812 it was ...

Later Years

Inoculation at Old Navy Hall, Niagara Camp

[Text on Marker]:

Immediately after the War of 1812, a new wooden storehouse was built on this site. It was converted into barracks for British troops during the border troubles of 1838. The building remained ...

The Early Years

[Text on Marker]:

Navy Hall originally consisted of a small shipyard, storehouses, residences and docks which served as a depot for local supplies; it also served as a trans-shipment point for the posts on the upper Great Lakes. From 1792 ...

John Graves Simcoe

First Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada 1791-1796

Here at Niagara on September 17, 1792

he presided over the first

representative assembly

of this province.

His genius foresaw the greatness of

this country and he threw himself

into its building with ardour and

enthusiasm. By his exalted aims, his

conspicuous integrity, ...

Arthur J. Rooney

Prominent Western Pennsylvania civic and sports leader and owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1933-1988. With his guidance the Steelers won four 1970s Super Bowls. An accomplished athlete, Rooney was influential in the National Football League and was inducted into the ...

The Granite Railway

National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

The Granite Railway

Designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers 1976

This marker commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ground breaking for the first commercial railroad in the United States

Dedicated by the City of Quincy

April 1, ...

Confederate Dead & Hospitals

Here sleep 67 known and 8 unknown Confederate heroes, men who died of disease and wounds in the several Confederate hospitals located here. Many of those who died were reburied elsewhere.

In 1862, 1863, 1864, the Hill, Hood, Lumpkin, and ...

Prairie for the People

When Stephen F. Jones began acquiring this property for his Spring Hill Ranch in 1878, Kansas had been a state for 17 years, and much of the Kansas prairie was already being converted into cropland.

The majority of the land which ...

Why is the Washington Monument Temporarily Closed?

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service engineers and experts in historic ...