Cenotaph

Victoria Park is an 18 acre (73,000 m²) park located in downtown London, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the major centres of community events in London. Download high resolution version (575x858, 90 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (575x858, 90 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... Motto: Nickname: The forest city City of London, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

The park was originally the site of the British garrison, as well as the cricket grounds. The garrison was expanded with new buildings during and after the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. The British troops withdrew to Europe in 1853 to train for the Crimean War, but their barracks were used to house escaped slaves from the United States, as one of the end stations of the Underground Railway. The troops returned in 1861, fearing that the American Civil War might spread to Canada. In 1874 the park was transferred to the city and renamed Victoria Park, after Queen Victoria. For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket Portal. ... The Republic of Canadas flag - the two stars represent Upper and Lower Canada. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 to 1856. ... A monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London Look up Slavery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Slavery can mean one or more related conditions which involve control of a person against his or her will, enforced by... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Her Majesty Queen Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 20 June 1837, and Empress of India from 1876 until her death. ...

Boer War Monument,George Hill, sculptor

Although designated for recreational activities, the park was still used as a military garrison when necessary. As London was the centre of the Western Ontario military district (District No. 1), troops were stationed in the park during the Boer War, World War I, and World War II; there was some minor rioting in the park during the Conscription Crisis of 1944, when conscripts demanded to be sent to Europe. Download high resolution version (570x849, 172 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (570x849, 172 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Western Ontario is a region of Ontario centred on London, Ontario. ... Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one from December 16, 1880-March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 31, 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (called Boere, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South Africa that put... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War II. It was related to the Conscription Crisis of 1917, but was not as politically damaging. ...

In 1907 three cannons from the Crimean War were placed in the park. In 1912 a statue was built as a memorial to the Boer War, and a cenotaph was built in 1934. A Sherman tank (known as the "Holy Roller") used in World War II was placed there in 1950. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A small cast-iron cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... General characteristics Length: 5. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The park also has an ice skating rink in the winter, built every winter since 1913. The bandshell was built in 1950 (rebuilt in 1990). The area in front of the bandshell now serves as a free, public skatepark, consisting of many metal benches and a stage drop. Near the bandshell is the Women's Memorial, built in 1994. Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Band Shell

Women's Memorial

Many annual events are held in Victoria Park. These include the London International Children's Festival, a 3-on-3 basketball competition (The Gus Macker & Hoop-it-up), Sunfest, the Home County Folk Festival, Rib Fest, A Taste of London and Fiesta del Sol. Every winter, there is an annual vigil for the Montreal Massacre, the trees in the park are decorated with Christmas lights, the "Lighting of the Lights" and Snowfest is held in February. Download high resolution version (859x560, 66 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (859x560, 66 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (575x854, 119 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (575x854, 119 KB)photo by Einar Einarsson Kvaran Victoria Park, London, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... The École Polytechnique Massacre or Montreal Massacre was a gun massacre in Montreal, Quebec, whose victims were all women. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

The park is notable for the presence of a large number of melanistic (black) Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). In February 1961 a group of these was taken to Kent State University, in Ohio, USA, where they have become firmly established. Melanism is an increased amount of black or nearly black pigmentation (as of skin, feathers, or hair) of an individual or kind of organism. ... Binomial name Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel that is native to the eastern to midwestern United States and the eastern provinces of Canada. ... 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year—i. ... Kent State University (KSU) is an institution of higher learning located in Kent, Ohio, which is one hour south-east from Cleveland. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ...

External links

• Victoria Park (http://www.victoria-park.com/front.htm)
• A brief history of the black squirrels at Kent State University (http://www.registrars.kent.edu/home/SITE_NAVS/history.htm)