Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Site Of The Military Hospital And Indian Council House
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 2, 2025
1. The Site Of The Military Hospital And Indian Council House Marker
The Site Of The Military Hospital And Indian Council House
Erected by Niagara Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Science & Medicine.
Location. 43° 14.927′ N, 79° 4.156′ W. Marker is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Wellington Street. This marker is within the Parks Canada land called "The Commons", 75 metres south of a path named "Otter Trail". It is:
- 300 metres east of the Butler's Barracks parking lot at the end of Mary Street
- 250 metres south-east of Queens Parade. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1J0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Finding Common Ground (here, next to this marker); Indian Council House At Niagara (within shouting distance of this marker); In Their Footsteps / Sur Leurs Traces (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Even before Canada was an independent nation (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); From Colony To Nation: Standing On Guard For Canada (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Scouting Movement In Canada / Le Scoutisme au Canada (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Courting International Tennis (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion / 1er Bataillon de parachutistes canadiens (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 2, 2025
2. Marker in context
This cube-like stone marker is adjacent to a couple of benches and a panel marker; in a grassy field.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 2, 2025
3. Marker, viewed from Otter Trail
In case the grass grows tall enough to conceal the markers in the field: start at this panel marker (also about Indian Council House) beside Otter Trail, and proceed at right angles. The target stone marker is 10 metres short of the forest.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
