The National Historic Sites of Canada component of Parks Canada is responsible for Canada's programme of historical commemoration, which recognizes nationally significant places, persons and events. All such designations are made by the Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of the Environment (French: Ministre de lEnvironnement) is responsible for overseeing the federal governments environment department, Environment Canada. ...

List of National Historic Sites of Canada by Province:

Alberta

• Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin

Early stone alpine cabin used by climbers, 1922

• Athabasca Pass

Major fur trade transportation route

• Banff Park Museum

Early natural history museum in Rustic style, 1902-03

• Bar U Ranch

Historic ranch in Alberta foothills, 1883

• Cave and Basin

Hot springs, birthplace of national parks

• First Oil Well in Western Canada

First commercially productive oil well in the West

• Fort Calgary

Site of 1875 North West Mounted Police post

• Frog Lake

Site of Cree uprising, 1885

• Henry House

Site of North West Company post, 1811-30s

• Howse Pass

First crossed by David Thompson in 1807

• Jasper House

Archaeological remains of 1829 fur trade post

• Jasper Park Information Centre

Picturesque fieldstone park building of Rustic design, 1913-14

• Rocky Mountain House

Rival Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company posts

• Skoki Ski Lodge

Ski lodge in rustic vernacular, 1930-31

• Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station

Remains of high altitude geophysical laboratory

• Yellowhead Pass

Transportation route through Rocky Mountains

Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th (provinces and territories) 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... The Athabasca Pass (1753 metres) is a pass through the Canadian Rockies. ... Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57°F or... An oil well is a term for any perforation through the Earths surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. ... North-West Mounted Police, Fort Calgary, 1878 Fort Calgary was started in September, 1875 as Fort Brisebois by the North West Mounted Police on the forks of the Bow and Elbow rivers in what is now Calgary, Alberta. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... The Henry House is a historic home near Bennington, Vermont, built in 1769 and now operated as an inn. ... The Howse Pass is a pass through the Rocky Mountains. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... // General Information Rocky Mountain House is a town of 6 584 people in west central Alberta, Canada at the confluence of the Clearwater River and the North Saskatchewan Rivers. ... Mount Sulphur Cosmic Ray Observatory Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site, found atop Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park, commemorates Canadas participation in the International Geophysical Year, during 1957 to 1958. ... Canadian National Railways GP9 climbing in the Yellowhead Pass The Yellowhead Pass (elevation 1110 m, lat. ...

British Columbia

• Chilkoot Trail

Transportation route to Klondike gold fields

• Fisgard Lighthouse

First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast, 1859-60

• Fort Langley

Early 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company post

• Fort Rodd Hill

Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications

• Fort St. James

Fur trade post founded by Simon Fraser, 1806

• Gulf of Georgia Cannery

Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894

• Kicking Horse Pass

Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60

• Kitwanga Fort

Tsimshian village

• Nan Sdins

Remains of Haïda longhouses and totem poles

• Rogers Pass

Canadian Pacific Railway route through Selkirk Mountains

• Stanley Park

Outstanding large urban park, 1890s

• Twin Falls Tea House

Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24

Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... The Chilkoot Trail is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in Alaska that leads from Dyea, Alaska, United States to Bennett, British Columbia, Canada through the Chilkoot Pass in the Coast Mountains. ... Hunker Creek Valley, Klondike The Klondike is a region of the Yukon Territory in northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and the second oldest in North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... Fort St. ... Simon Fraser has been the name of several prominent North Americans. ... The Kicking Horse Pass (elevation 1627 m) is a mountain pass across the Continental Divide of the Canadian Rockies near the border between Alberta and British Columbia, and lying within Yoho and Banff National Parks. ... In archaeology and anthropology, a long house or longhouse is a type of long, narrow single room building built by peoples in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe and North America. ... Totem poles are carved from great trees, most often Western Redcedar, along the Pacific coast of North America. ... Rogers Pass is the pass (elevation 1330 m) through the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia used by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trans-Canada Highway. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... An areal view of Stanley Park. ... Yugao-tei, Kanazawa Hiroshige Uragawa, Mariko, famous tea house, 21st view, The 53 relays of Tolaïdo series In Japanese tradition a tea house (茶室, chashitsu lit. ... Natural Bridge Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. ...

Manitoba

• Linear Mounds

Aboriginal burial mounds from 1000-1200 AD

• Lower Fort Garry

Major centre in 19th-century fur trade

• Prince of Wales Fort

18th-century stone fur trade fort on Hudson Bay

• Riding Mountain National Park East Gate Registration Complex

Three rustic buildings built under depression relief programs

• Riel House

Family home of Métis leader Louis Riel

• St. Andrew's Rectory

Example of mid 19th-century Red River architecture, 1852-1854

• The Forks

Historic meeting place, junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers

• York Factory

Hudson's Bay Company's principal fur trade depot from 1684-1870s

Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English (some French services are provided, but French does not have official status at the provincial level) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total... Lower Fort Garry, ca. ... The European history of this area starts with the discovery of Hudson Bay in 1610. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. ... The Métis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Métis ) are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... Louis Riel Louis David Riel (October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885), was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. ... Red River may refer to the following: Rivers Red River of the North, flows through Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba, in the Red River Valley Red River of the South,, a. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Forks is a historic site and meeting place in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and Assiniboine River. ... Ruperts Land, showing the location of York Factory York Factory was a historic settlement and longtime headquarters of the Hudsons Bay Company in North America, located on the southwestern shore of Hudson Bay in present-day northeastern Manitoba, Canada. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and the second oldest in North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... // Indian trade The fur trade (also called the Indian trade) was a huge part of the early history of contact in North America between European-Americans and American Indians (now often called Native Americans in the United States and First Nations in Canada). ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ...

New Brunswick

• Beaubears Island Shipbuilding

Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding

• Boishébert

Acadian refugee settlement, 1756-59

• Carleton Martello Tower

Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812

• Fort Beauséjour

Remnants of 1751 French fort

• Fort Gaspareaux

Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort

• La Coupe Dry Dock

Site may represent 18th-century Acadian construction

• Monument Lefebvre

Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival

• St. Andrews Blockhouse

Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812

Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1 458 km... Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Fort Beauséjour is a National Historic Site located in Aulac, New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fort Gaspareaux was a French fort at the head of Baie Verte, near the mouth of the Gaspareaux River and just southeast of the modern town of Port Elgin, New Brunswick, Canada. ... A 19th-century-era block house in Fort York, Toronto In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. ...

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Cape Spear

Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836

• Castle Hill

17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications

• Hawthorne Cottage

Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Robert Bartlett from 1875-1946

• Hopedale Mission

Symbol of interaction between Labrador Inuit and Moravian Missionaires; representative of Moravian Mission architecture in Labrador

• L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada

Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America

• Port au Choix

Pre-contact burial and habitation sites

• Red Bay

16th-century Basque whaling industry complex

• Ryan Premises

East Coast fishing industry complex

• Signal Hill

Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower

Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages None Capital St. ... The 1836 Cape Spear lighthouse Cape Spear, 47°31. ... Hawthorne Cottage located in Brigus, Newfoundland, Canada is a National Historic Site of Canada for it was the residence of Captain Bob Bartlett. ... Captain Robert Bartlett Captain Robert Bartlett Captain Robert Abram Bartlett was a notable ice navigator and Arctic explorer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... Inuit (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic coasts of Siberia, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, Labrador and Greenland. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows LAnse aux Meadows (from the French LAnse-aux-Méduses (Jellyfish Cove)) is a site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the remains... The name Viking is a loanword from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, the British Isles, and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ... Red Bay is a city located in Franklin County, Alabama. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Salmon for sale at a marketplace The Fishing industry is the commercial activity of fishing and producing fish and other seafood products. ... Signal Hill is a hill which overlooks the city of Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Avancez (go forward) Nickname: The City of Legends Established: unknown Area: (city)446. ...

Nova Scotia

• Alexander Graham Bell Museum

Commemorates famous inventor

• Canso Islands

Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century

• Fort Anne

1695-1708 fortifications

• Fort Edward

Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750

• Fort McNab

Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour

• Fortress Louisbourg

Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress

• Georges Island

Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte

• Grand-Pré

Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion

• Grassy Island Fort

Centre of English fishery in 18th-century

• Halifax Citadel

Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56

• Kejimkujik

Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape

• Marconi

Site of first wireless station in Canada

• Melanson Settlement

Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755

• Pier 21

Point of entry for 1 million immigrants from 1928-1971

• Port-Royal

Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement

• Prince of Wales Tower

Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99

• Province House

Oldest legislative seat in Canada and site of the country's first responsible government.

• Scots Fort

Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31

• St. Peters Canal

Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century

• St. Peters Trading Post

French trading post and fort, 1650-1758

• York Redoubt

Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II

Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55,283 km² 53,338... Fort Anne is a typical star fort built to protect the harbour of Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia. ... Fort Edward can refer to at least two places: Fort Edward (village), New York Fort Edward (town), New York a temporary fort in South Africa, ca. ... Fortress Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. ... Inside Citadel Hill Citadel Hill, more commonly referred to as the Halifax Citadel, was the first massive British Empire military base on the North Atlantic. ... Marconi may be: People Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937) Corporations: Alenia Marconi Systems GEC Marconi Marconi plc (formerly GEC) Marconi Electronic Systems Matra Marconi Space This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections such as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... Pier 21 is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Ocean Terminals, near the South End Container Terminal. ... The Habitation at Port-Royal is a National Historic Site located at Port Royal in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Province House is the name for two separate provincial legislature buildings in Canada: Province House in Halifax, Nova Scotia houses the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. ... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ... The St. ...

Ontario

Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario

• Battle of the Windmill

American invasion mission foiled, 1838

• Battlefield of Fort George

War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813

• Bellevue House

Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91)

• Bethune Memorial House

Birthplace of Doctor Norman Bethune; of symbolic significance to the Chinese

• Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse

Round stone light tower, 1837

• Butler's Barracks

Complex represents 150 years of military history

• Cathcart Tower

Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications

• Fort George

Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812

• Fort Henry

British fort completed 1836 to defend Rideau Canal

• Fort Malden

19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812

• Fort Mississauga

19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812

• Fort St. Joseph

British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812

• Fort Wellington

Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812

• Glengarry Cairn

Conical stone monument, with stairway, to the Glengarry and Argyle Regiment, erected in 1840

• HMCS Haida

Last of World War II tribal class destroyers

• Inverarden House

Important 1816 Regency cottage with fur trade associations

• Laurier House

Second Empire home, built in 1878, of two prime ministers of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King

• Merrickville Blockhouse

Part of lock system of Rideau Canal, 1832-33

• Mississauga Point Lighthouse

Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804

• Mnjikaning Fish Weirs

Aboriginal fishing site

• Murney Tower

Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortification

• Navy Island

Archaeological remains related to ship building

• Peterborough Lift Lock

World's highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904

• Point Clark Lighthouse

Imperial tower and lightkeeper's house, 1859

• Queenston Heights

Site of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights; includes Brock Monument; War of 1812

• Rideau Canal

Operational canal; 202 km route, forty-five locks

• Saint-Louis Mission

Site of Huron village destroyed by Iroquois in 1649

• Sault Ste. Marie Canal

First electrically-powered lock, 1888-94

• Shoal Tower

Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications

• Sir John Johnson House

House of famous Loyalist, 1780s

• Southwold Earthworks

Site of Attiwandaronk Indian village, circa 1500 AD

• Trent-Severn Waterway

Operational canal; 386 km route, forty-five locks

• Woodside House

Boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1936-48)

• Willowbank Heritage Estate

Built in 1834 for Alexander Hamilton, the property illustrates the Romantic fusion of Classical Revival architecture, with a picturesque landscape.

Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked... Download high resolution version (1024x590, 97 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (1024x590, 97 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Kingston, Ontario, with a 2001 Canadian census population of 114,195 people, is a Canadian city, located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... Dr. Norman Bethune 1922 Henry Norman Bethune, MD (March 3, 1890 – November 12, 1939) was a Canadian physician, medical innovator, and humanitarian. ... Fort George is a historic military structure at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, that was the scene of several battles during the War of 1812. ... Fort Henry aerial photo, 1920 Fort Henry is located in Kingston, Ontario on a point of land near the mouth of the Cataraqui River where it flows into the Saint Lawrence River at the upper end of the Thousand Islands. ... Bastion of the Detroit River For 200 years, fortifications at Fort Malden have witnessed and participated in the struggles which helped forge a new nation out of the North American wilderness. ... HMCS Haida (G-63) is the most famous ship in the Royal Canadian Navy, having sunk more enemy surface tonnage than any other Canadian ship. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Ottawa buildings | Ontario museums ... Sir Wilfrid Laurier, PC, KC, GCMG, BCL, DCL, LLD, DLitt (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from July 11, 1896, to October 7, 1911. ... A Martello Tower in Kingston, Ontario Canada dating back to 1846. ... Navy Island. ... The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent River in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ... The Queenston Heights is a geographical feature of the Niagara Escarpment immediately above the village of Queenston, Ontario, Canada. ... A portion of the worlds largest skating rink Canal during Winter The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Lock One on the Trent-Severn Waterway This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. ...

Prince Edward Island

• Ardgowan

Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850

• Dalvay-by-the-Sea Hotel

Queen Anne Revival summer home, built 1896-99

• Green Gables

Victorian-era farmhouse owned by relatives of author Lucy Maud Montgomery.

• Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst

Remains of British and French forts

• Province House

Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation and second oldest legislative seat in Canada.

Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The small under the protection of the great) Official languages None Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 4 4 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 13th 5,660 km... The name Ardgowan may refer to: Ardgowan, Scotland in Renfrewshire in Scotland Ardgowan, New Zealand in North Otago in New Zealand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... William Henry Pope (May 29, 1825 – October 7, 1879) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. ... The Green Gables farmhouse Green Gables House from which the Green Gables farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island derives its name. ... Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery, also known as simply L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ... Province House is the name for two separate provincial legislature buildings in Canada: Province House in Halifax, Nova Scotia houses the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. ...

Quebec

• Battle of the Châteauguay

Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada; War of 1812

• Battle of the Restigouche

Site of last naval battle in Seven Years' War

• Carillon Barracks

Early 19th-century stone military building

• Carillon Canal

Operational canal; site of two earlier canals, 1826-33

• Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site

Wintering place of Jacques Cartier, 1535-36

• Chambly Canal

Operational canal; nine locks, swing bridges

• Coteau-du-Lac

18th-century transportation and defence structures

• Forges du Saint-Maurice

Remains of Canada's first industrial village

• Fort Chambly

Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort

• Fort Lennox

Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications

• Fort Témiscamingue

Remains of French fur trading post

• Fortifications of Québec

4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares

• Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial

Quarantine station for immigrants from 1832-1937

• Lachine Canal

Operational canal; five locks, railway / road bridges

• Lévis Forts

Part of Québec fortification system

• Louis St. Laurent House

Childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57

• Louis-Joseph Papineau House

Stone house built in 1785, associated with Louis-Joseph Papineau

• Maillou House

Fine example of 18th-century Quebec town architecture, 1736

• Manoir Papineau

19th-century manor, home of Patriot leader, Louis-Joseph Papineau

• Montmorency Park

Site of bishop's palace; Parliament of Canada 1851-55

• Pointe-au-Père lighthouse

Early reinforced concrete lighttower at strategic location

• Québec Garrison Club

Only private military club in Canada perpetuating the British colonial tradition of assembling military officers in a social environment, 1879

• Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux

Integral part of Québec's defence system; the seat of colonial executive authority for over 200 years

• Saint-Ours Canal

Operational canal; 1933 (and remains of 1849) lock

• Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal

Operational canal; site of earlier 1843 canal

• Sir George-Étienne Cartier House

Double house of prominent 19th-century politician, 1830s

• Laurier House

House interprets life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911)

• The Fur Trade at Lachine

Stone warehouse used as depot, 1803

Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 1st 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928... The Chambly Canal is a National Historic Site of Canada, running along the Richelieu River past St_Jean_sur_Richelieu and Chambly. ... Forges du Saint-Maurice just outside of Trois-Rivières, Quebec, is one of Canadas National Historic Sites, and birthplace of the countrys iron industry. ... ÃŽle aux Noix aka Fort Lennox is an island fort on the Richelieu River and Lake Champlain border. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada Location. ... The Lachine Canal in 1920 The Lachine Canal is a canal passing through the southwestern part of the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, through the boroughs of Lachine on land originally granted by the King of France to the Sulpician Order. ... The Pointe-Au-Père lighthouse was built in 1908 in the city of Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs | Ottawa buildings | Ontario museums ...

Saskatchewan

• Batoche

Métis village; site of 1885 Battle of Batoche

• Battle of Fish Creek

Site of battle between Métis and Canadian forces, 1885

• Fort Battleford

North West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876

• Fort Espérance

Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts

• Fort Livingstone

Original headquarters of North West Mounted Police

• Fort Pelly

Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post

• Fort Walsh

Early North West Mounted Police post

• Frenchman Butte

Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops

• Motherwell Homestead

Farm of William Richard Motherwell built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer

Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English (but legally required to provide some services in French) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... Batoche, Saskatchewan is the site of the historic Battle of Batoche, the last battlefield in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. ... The Battle of Fish Creek, fought April 24, 1885, was a major Saskatchewanian victory over the government forces attempting to quell Louis Riels North-West Rebellion. ... Fort Battleford was the sixth Northwest Mounted Police fort to be established in the Northwest Territories of Canada, and played a central role in the events of the Northwest Rebellion / Resistance of 1885. ... In 1787, Fort Espérance was constructed on the south side of the QuAppelle River near the present day Saskatchewan-Manitoba border. ...

Yukon Territory

• Dawson Historical Complex

Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush

• Dredge No. 4

Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899-1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike

• S.S. Keno

Wooden steamboat built 1922, 140 by 30 feet (43 by 9 m) three decks

• S.S. Klondike

Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat

Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ...

Heritage places and exhibits

• Artillery Park (Québec, Québec)

An important complex of 18th and 19th-century defence structures.

• Grande-Grave (Gaspé, Québec)

A former coastal fishing village.

• Green Gables House (Cavendish, Prince Edward Island)

The farmhouse which was the inspiration for the setting of L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of Green Gables.

• Old Port of Québec Interpretation Centre (Québec, Quebec)

An interpretation of the historic role of the port at Québec.

• The Bank Fishery and The Age of Sail Exhibit (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia)

A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast.