Fort Frontenac, Military fort in Kingston, Canada.
Fort Frontenac stands at the meeting point of Lake Ontario and Cataraqui River, featuring stone walls that mark the original French trading post location.
Governor Louis de Buade established the fort in 1673 as Fort Cataraqui, creating a strategic French military position for controlling the Great Lakes trade routes.
The fort represents the intersection of French, British, and Indigenous cultures through its role in fur trading and military campaigns during colonial North America.
Visitors can examine archaeological remains and interpretive displays that explain the fort's evolution from a trading post to a modern military training facility.
The fort maintains continuous military use since 1783 through the Tête-de-Pont Barracks, which currently houses the Canadian Army Command and Staff College.
Location: Kingston
Inception: 1673
Website: https://pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=392
GPS coordinates: 44.23333,-76.47861
Latest update: May 11, 2025 17:43
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