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43°09′37″N 79°03′08″W / 43.16028°N 79.05222°W / 43.16028; -79.05222

The Queenston Heights is a geographical feature of the Niagara Escarpment immediately above the village of Queenston, Ontario, Canada. Its geography is a promontory formed where the escarpment is divided by the Niagara River. The promontory forms a cliff face of approximately 100 m (approximately 300 ft).

War of 1812

Queenston Heights was the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights, where Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was killed in action in the defence of Upper Canada (now Ontario). It is mentioned in the 1867 song "The Maple Leaf Forever":

At Queenston Heights and Lundy's Lane
Our brave fathers, side by side,
For freedom, homes, and loved ones dear,
Firmly stood and nobly died.

And those dear rights which they maintained,
We swear to yield them never.
Our watchword evermore shall be,
The Maple Leaf forever!

War memorials

Queenston Heights is the site of Brock's Monument and a monument to War of 1812 heroine Laura Secord. There are 235 stairs inside the monument, leading to a viewing area close to the top. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1968.^[1]^[2] Fort Drummond, also located at Queenston Heights, is separately recognized as a National Historic Site.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Queenston Heights^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
^ Queenston Heights Archived June 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places
^ Fort Drummond^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
^ Fort Drummond Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places

External links

Official website
Art works of the Battle of Queenston Heights Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)

[1] Queenston Heights^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada

[2] Queenston Heights Archived June 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places

[3] Fort Drummond^{[permanent dead link‍]}, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada

[4] Fort Drummond Archived June 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places

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+{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
-[[image:BrockStatueQueenstonHeights23.jpg|thumb|Brock's Monument|250px|Brock's Monument at Queenston Heights]]
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-The '''Queenston Heights''' is a geographical feature of the [[Niagara Escarpment]] immediately above the village of [[Queenston, Ontario|Queenston]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. Its [[geography]] is a [[promontory]] formed where the escarpment is divided by the [[Niagara River]]. The promontory forms a [[cliff]] face of approximately 100 m (approximately 300 ft).
+[[File:Brock's Monument 2015.JPG|thumb|Brock's Monument 2015]]
+The '''Queenston Heights''' is a geographical feature of the [[Niagara Escarpment]] immediately above the village of [[Queenston, Ontario|Queenston]], [[Ontario]], Canada. Its [[geography]] is a [[promontory]] formed where the escarpment is divided by the [[Niagara River]]. The promontory forms a [[cliff]] face of approximately 100 m (approximately 300&nbsp;ft).
+==War of 1812==
-Queenston Heights was the site of the [[War of 1812]] [[Battle of Queenston Heights]], where Major-General [[Isaac Brock|Sir Isaac Brock]] was killed in action in the defence of [[Upper Canada]] (now Ontario).  It is mentioned in the 1867 song "[[The Maple Leaf Forever]]":
+Queenston Heights was the site of the [[War of 1812]] [[Battle of Queenston Heights]], where Major-General [[Isaac Brock|Sir Isaac Brock]] was killed in action in the defence of [[Upper Canada]] (now Ontario).  It is mentioned in the 1867 song "''[[The Maple Leaf Forever]]''":
+<poem>
-<blockquote>At Queenston Heights and [[Battle of Lundy's Lane|Lundy's Lane]] our brave fathers, side by side, for freedom, homes, and loved ones dear, firmly stood and nobly died.  And those dear rights which they maintained, we swear to yield them never.  Our watchword evermore shall be, the [[Flag of Canada|Maple Leaf]] forever!</blockquote>
+At Queenston Heights and [[Battle of Lundy's Lane|Lundy's Lane]]
+Our brave fathers, side by side,
+For freedom, homes, and loved ones dear,
+Firmly stood and nobly died.
+And those dear rights which they maintained,
-==See also==
+We swear to yield them never.
-* [[Brock's Monument]]
+Our watchword evermore shall be,
+The [[Flag of Canada|Maple Leaf]] forever!
+</poem>
+==War memorials==
+Queenston Heights is the site of [[Brock's Monument]] and a monument to War of 1812 heroine [[Laura Secord]]. There are 235 stairs inside the monument, leading to a viewing area close to the top. The site was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]] in 1968.<ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0507&oqeName=Queenston+Heights&oqfName=Hauteurs+de+Queenston Queenston Heights]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }},  Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada</ref><ref>[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7677&pid=0 Queenston Heights] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612091654/http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7677&pid=0 |date=June 12, 2012 }}, National Register of Historic Places</ref> [[Fort Drummond (Queenston Heights)|Fort Drummond]], also located at Queenston Heights, is separately recognized as a National Historic Site.<ref>[http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0506&oqeName=Fort+Drummond&oqfName=Fort+Drummond Fort Drummond]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }},  Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada</ref><ref>[http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14547&pid=0 Fort Drummond] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609195317/http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14547&pid=0 |date=June 9, 2012 }}, National Register of Historic Places</ref>
+==References==
+{{Portal|Canada|Ontario|History}}
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/on/queenston/index_E.asp Official website]
+* [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/on/queenston Official website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723071801/http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/results.asp?action=browse&q=79&key=258 Art works of the Battle of Queenston Heights] Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
-* [http://www.generalbrock.com/level2/queenston.htm Queenston Heights Battle Site]
-* [http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/results.asp?action=browse&q=79&key=258 Art works of the Battle of Queenston Heights] Niagara Falls Public Library (Ont.)
+{{NHSC}}
 [[Category:Canadian military memorials and cemeteries]]
-[[Category:Geography of Niagara Region, Ontario]]
+[[Category:Geography of the Regional Municipality of Niagara]]
 [[Category:Niagara-on-the-Lake]]
 [[Category:National Historic Sites in Ontario]]
+[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Ontario]]
+[[Category:Landforms on the National Historic Sites of Canada register]]
-{{GoldenHorseshoe-geo-stub}}
+[[Category:War of 1812 National Historic Sites of Canada]]
+[[Category:War of 1812 sites]]

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