Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Battle Ground Hotel

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

1. Battle Ground Hotel Marker

Inscription. Adam Fralick, a descendent of a United Empire Loyalist family, watched as the tourist industry grew around the War of 1812 battlefield at Lundy’s Lane. In 1836, he purchased this property and built the Battle Ground Hotel. Later, in 1850, Fralick built a wooden frame observation tower enclosed with latticework to the east of his hotel. Guest registers still in existence bear thousands of signatures as silent witness to the tower’s popularity as a tourist attraction.

By the late 1860’s the number of visitors to Lundy’s Lane Battlefield dwindled drastically. In the late 1870’s Fralick’s wooden tower was dismantled and the hotel converted to a private residence. Adam Fralick died in 1877 and was buried in the adjacent Drummond Hill Cemetery. The property was acquired by Ruth Redmond in the mid-1950’s and donated to the City of Niagara Falls in 1996. Restored to its original appearance, the Battle Ground Hotel opened as a public museum in 2002.
Ruth Redmond
1902-1999Friends will remember the retired school teacher as a “unique Canadian Patriot”, a quiet, gentle woman who surrounded herself with hundreds of geraniums. At the same

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time, she spent much of her life aggressively acquiring as many portions of the historic Lundy’s Lane Battlefield as she could afford. She was determined that one day there would be a tribute to “Her Boys” as she called them – those soldiers who died during one of the most significant battles in Canadian History.

Erected by City of Niagara Falls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • Notable Buildings • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 43° 5.392′ N, 79° 5.769′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Lundy's Lane, on the right when traveling west. The marker is within Battlefield Park, 40 metres from the road, on the north edge of a large-ish flower garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6151 Lundy's Lane, Niagara Falls ON L2G 1T4, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

2. Battle Ground Hotel Marker

the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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: Americans Withdraw (here, next to this marker); Battlefield Tourism (here, next to this marker); The British Defense (here, next to this marker); Bicentennial of the Battle of Lundy’s Lane (a few steps from this marker); War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Gateway (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Lundy’s Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); Fralick’s Tavern 1836 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

More about this marker. A portrait of Ruth Redmond appears on the right side on the marker. The left side contains images of the Battleground Hotel Museum.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These markers follow the story

Markers in Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

3. Markers in Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Park

Several markers are found at this location. The Battle Ground Hotel marker is seen here on the left.

of the Battle of Lundy's Lane.

Battle Ground Hotel (Fralick's Tavern) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

4. Battle Ground Hotel (Fralick's Tavern)

This building, circa 1830, is located just east of the marker.

Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

5. Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Park.

The Battle Ground Hotel marker is located in Lundy’s Lane Battlefield Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.