Downtown in St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014

1. Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial Marker

Inscription. [Upper plaque:] This boulder was on the half-way mark, between Niagara-on-the-Lake and Queenston
[Lower plaque:] This memorial is erected in proud memory of pioneer ancestors and to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of their arrival in the Niagara District as United Empire Loyalists
1784 • 1934

Erected 1934 by The United Empire Loyalists Association of St. Catharines and District.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 43° 9.239′ N, 79° 14.801′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of St. Paul Street W (Route 81) and Yates Street, on the right when traveling south on St. Paul Street W. Marker is in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12 Yates Street, St Catharines ON L2R 5R2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Boulder Was Once The Half-way Mark Between Niagara-on-the-Lake And Queenston (here, next to this marker); Lance Corporal Fred Fisher, V.C. 1894 - 1915 (a few steps from this marker); The NS&T and Western Hill (within shouting distance of this marker);

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

Crossing Twelve Mile Creek - The Burgoyne Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Catharines Cenotaph (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Shickluna 1808-1880 (within shouting distance of this marker); William Hamilton Merritt 1793 - 1862 (within shouting distance of this marker); This Statue of the Honorable William Hamilton Merritt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.

Also see . . . United Empire Loyalist - Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014

2. Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial Marker

Southward. Marker is at the right on a stone by the flagpole. The red car is parked at a tiny triangular median at Yates Street. A long bridge is ahead.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014

3. Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial Marker

The Lance Corporal Fred Fisher, V. C. marker is posted at left.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014

4. Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial Marker

View towards 1927 cenotaph.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014

5. Niagara District United Empire Loyalists Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.