Open AccessThe City of Kingston Archives
Author(s) -
Anne MacDermaid
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
urban history review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1918-5138
pISSN - 0703-0428
DOI - 10.7202/1019436ar
Subject(s) - glory , history , spell , capital (architecture) , settlement (finance) , ancient history , empire , economic history , capital city , archaeology , geography , sociology , economic geography , anthropology , physics , world wide web , optics , payment , computer science
Kingston's three centuries of existence have been filled with a wealth of interesting detail. In 1673, the establishment of a fort at the junction of the Cataraqui and St. Lawrence Rivers and Lake Ontario by Count Frontenac; the landing and settlement of the United Empire Loyalists in 1784 and following years; the excitement as a garrison town during the War of 1812 and the building of Fort Henry to protect the town; the incorporation as a town in 1838; the brief spell of glory as Capital of the United Canadas from 1841 to 1844; incorporation as a city in 1846; the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1861; the funeral of Sir John A. Macdonald in 1891; the establishment of several major industries from 1900 to 1960; the sailing Olympics of 1976—all combine to give a depth to Kingston's history and to provide intriguing avenues for scholarly exploration.