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OFFICIAL BLOG OF NIAGARA FALLS TOURISM |
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BROCK'S MONUMENT
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2008-12-10 18:28:04
|  | 2 comments Latest by Mukesh Solanki (Solankiworld) 01/03/11 03:56:36 EST |
If you’ve driven the Niagara Parkway towards Niagara on the Lake you can’t help but see Brock’s Monument at Queenston near the Canadian end of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge (Canadians call it the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge but the official name is the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge) wrapped in scaffolding.
Brock's Monument is a tribute to Sir Isaac Brock. Brock was a British General who lost his life at the Battle of Queenston that took place on this site on October 13, 1812. It was one of the major battles of the War of 1812-141 where the British (Canadians) came out on top. Ron Dale, superintendent of Parks Canada for the Niagara region says the 56 metre monument which was built in 1853 was long overdue for repair. The mortar had deteriorated and the statue of Brock which stands atop the monument was ready to fall apart. The work on this Niagara attraction, which began early in 2008, is expected to be completed by the spring of 2009. Dale says the monument has even undergone work that now makes it earthquake proof!
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mukesh
oh boy what an experience to b there
Mukesh Solanki (Solankiworld)
Very nice blog ! thank u
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