Memorials and Monuments of Niagara Falls Tour



Battle of Lundy's Lane Soldier's Memorial by John Wesley Cotton, 1913.
 


Memorial School in 1922.
 


Official unveiling of the Great War Memorial in 1927.
 


The Clifton Gate Memorial Arch.
 

Stroll through the heart of Niagara Falls and explore how the city has remembered battles, wars, and individuals of significance in the history of the city. Beginning at Drummond Road and ending on the Niagara Parkway, this tour reveals the often overlooked past of Niagara Falls and how it has been physically remembered. This tour explores the following sites (in order):

- Clifton Gate Memorial Arch - River Road

- Clifton Hill War Memorial

- Memorial School - A. C. McCallum Branch 479th of the Royal Canadian Legion

- Queen Victoria Fountain - Niagara Falls History Museum Fountain

- Lundys Lane Battlefield Commemorative Wall

- Battle of Lundy's Lane Soldier's Monument


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Niagara Falls Then and Now
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Niagara Falls Museums - Niagara Falls Public Library - Dept. of Geography and Tourism Studies,Brock University.
Original newspaper series by Sherman Zavitz, Official Historian for the City of Niagara Falls from 1994 - 2019.

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