Mapping Assignment Brainstorming

* school geography

1. Theme

  • I will cover Historic locations in canada
  • We will travel from the east to west coast
  • Learn about french-canadian, indigenous. and british history
    • Focus on 18-20th century sites
  • Includes forts, Parliament, fur-trade posts, and Gold Rush towns
  • Explore beautiful views, …

2. Parliament Hill — Ottawa, Ontario

  • Centre Block completed 1876 (Gothic Revival style: arches, turrets, carved stone)
  • House of Commons: elected MPs debate and pass laws
  • Senate Chamber: Senators review legislation
  • Library of Parliament: dome, iron doors saved it during 1916 fire
  • National Historic Site; stained glass, ornate carvings reflect 19th-century British heritage
  • Sources:

3. Fort Gibraltar — Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Fur-trade post built 1809–1810 by the North West Company
  • Central meeting place for voyageurs, Métis traders, Indigenous merchants
  • Destroyed in 1816 by Selkirk settlers (HBC-aligned), rebuilt in 1817
  • Renamed Fort Garry after NWC–HBC merge
  • Present site: 1970s reconstruction used for living-history demonstrations
  • Operated by Festival du Voyageur
  • Sources:

4. Citadel Hill — Halifax, Nova Scotia

  • British Star-shaped fortress
  • Current fort built 1828–1856 (fourth version; first in 1749)
  • Demonstrates 19th-century military defence against Acadians, French, Mi’kmaq
  • Army Museum: 19th-century uniforms, artillery, Halifax defence history
  • Guards Halifax Harbour
  • Key role in 18th & 19th century military defense
  • Panoramic views of Halifax Harbour
  • Sources:

5. Dawson City – Yukon

  • Gold discovered August 16, 1896 (This was the Klondike Gold Rush)
  • Population surged to ~30k by 1898
  • Became Yukon capital (1898–1952)
  • Many original Gold Rush buildings preserved
  • Dawson Historical Complex protects ~17 historic structures
  • Includes Palace Grand Theatre, storefronts, Robert Service cabin
  • Hosts Dawson City Music Festival (founded 1979)
  • Sources:

6. Fort Rodd Hill — Victoria, British Columbia

  • Coastal artillery fort built in the late 1890s
  • Protected the naval base at Esquimalt
  • Ramparts, batteries, underground magazines, barracks, searchlights
  • Adjacent Fisgard Lighthouse (1860), first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s west coast
  • National Historic Site with accessible gun ramps and officer’s cottages
  • Sources:

7. Elsewhere

7.1. References

7.2. In my garden

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