• Known as "The Friends of Fort York", you can join our mission of preserving, promoting and improving the fort by becoming a "Friend" yourself via our Donation...
  • from the new fort.[2] Usage of the term Fort York to refer to the old fort emerged during the 1870s.[2] The site was referred to as Old Fort York from the time it...
  • 2,122 Takipçi, 371 Takip Edilen, 1,888 Gönderi - Fort York Nat'l Historic Site'in (@fortyork) Instagram fotoğraflarını ve videolarını gör.
  • Fort York houses Canada's largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings and 1813 battle site. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Fort York...
  • Despite the improvements, the Fort York was not prepared for the bombardments it would weather in 1813.
  • The settlement of modern Toronto began in 1793 when Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe built a garrison on the present site of Fort York.
  • The fort forms a part of Fort York National Historic Site, a 16.6 ha site that includes the fort, Garrison Common, military cemeteries, and a visitor centre.
  • In anticipation of hostilities, Major-General Isaac Brock strengthened Fort York in 1811. Today's west wall and circular battery date from that time.
  • See below for the full Fort York programme, or visit all our summer-long calendar of park programming across the city here .
  • A visual exploration using historical maps of the evolution of Fort York and the surrounding Garrison Common -- the heart of urban Toronto.