Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Signal Tower
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Tour à signaux
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Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
1. Signal Tower Marker
This timber structure is based on an 1830's sketch of a signal tower that was part of the British Fort (Fort Henry) in Kingston during the War of 1812. The Signal Tower at Upper Canada Village was constructed in 1961, and rebuilt in 2001. It was originally used to represent how military messages were sent during the War of 1812, and included a visual system of balls and pennants mounted on a mast at the top of the tower (an exhibit on the main floor illustrates this system). By the 1860s the signalling systems on these land-based towers had been replaced by the electric telegraph.
Cette structure en bois a été érigée selon le croquis, réalisé en 1830, d'une tour à signaux qui faisait partie du fort britannique (Fort Henry) à Kingston durant la guerre de 1812. La tour à signaux à Upper Canada Village a été construite en 1961, mais rebâtie en 2001. Elle a d'abord servi à témoigner de la façon dont les messages militaires étaient transmis durant la guerre de 1812. Elle comprenait un système visuel de boules et de fanions monté sur un mât au haut de la tour. (Une exposition au rez-de-chaussée illustre le fonctionnement de ce système.) Le télégraphe électrique a commencé à remplacer de tels systèmes de signalisation sur ces tours dans les années 1860.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.
Location. 44° 56.747′ N, 75° 3.715′ W. Marker is in Morrisburg, Ontario, in Stormont Dundas and Glengarry United Counties. It is in Upper Canada Village. It can be reached from County Road 2, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located in Upper Canada Village. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morrisburg ON K0C 1X0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario. 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: Family Activity Centre / Centre d'activités familiales (within shouting distance of this marker); Tenant Farm House / La maison de la métairie (ferme louée)
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
2. Signal Tower Marker
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
3. Signal Tower
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
4. Signal Tower
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
5. A view from the Signal Tower
Photographed by Robert Rusaw, June 5, 2026
6. Another view from the Signal Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2026, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 7, 2026, by Robert Rusaw of Massena, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
