[English] Fort York constituted the primary defensive position in early York (Toronto). The present bildings, erected between 1813 and 1815 to replace those destroyed during the American occupations of York in 1813, are among the . . . — — Map (db m199282) HM
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Loyal residents of York (Toronto) were encouraged by early British victories in the War of 1812, but in 1813, they experienced first-hand the hardships of war. On the morning of April 27th, an American fleet appeared offshore and . . . — — Map (db m83668) HM
This smoothbore, muzzle-loading gun, along with six others (five shell guns and a 32-pounder), was mounted as part of an improved harbour defence battery at Fort York just west of here in 1862. An additional training battery of two 32-pounders was . . . — — Map (db m237590) HM
The British Army constructed this building to house gunpowder and cartridges for artillery, muskets, rifles and other weapons. The magazine was bombproof in case of enemy attack. It also had features to prevent accidental explosions and to keep the . . . — — Map (db m237591) HM
This reconstruction shows a typical 19th century British army well house. The hand-dug well was sunk in 1802, soon after Government House was built. The well is over seven metres deep, has an outside diameter of three metres, and is lined with . . . — — Map (db m237592) HM
In 1815 each of these buildings housed 100 people: soldiers, their wives and their children. In the 1820s, the army halved the number of occupants to improve living conditions. By the 1860s, only three men and their families lived in each room. . . . — — Map (db m237593) HM
One section of this building housed senior officers while another met most of the dining needs of all of the garrison officers. Sometimes officers lived here with their families, but most married officers lived more comfortably in town. Money vaults . . . — — Map (db m237594) HM
From 1800 to 1813, 'Government House' stood in the centre of today's Fort York. It was the home and office of Upper Canada's lieutenant-governor, head of the colony's civil government. In stressful times, the office was combined with that of the . . . — — Map (db m237595) HM
The Officers’ Blue Barracks housed junior officers: ensigns, lieutenants and some captains. Unlike the other structures in the fort, which are original to 1813-15, this building is largely a reconstruction. The army tore down the barracks' . . . — — Map (db m237596) HM
Originally a one-storey gunpowder magazine, this building's walls could not support the weight of the bombproof roof. The army replaced the roof and added a second floor in 1824 to store weapons and equipment. In 1838, the upper floor housed 5,000 . . . — — Map (db m237597) HM
Like the No. 2 Blockhouse, this was one of the first buildings constructed during the refortification of Toronto in the second half of the War of 1812. The depression in the ground by the north wall is the approximate surface grade here in 1813; . . . — — Map (db m237598) HM
This battery saw action during the Battle of York in 1813. It survived the American occupation and became part of the rebuilt fort of 1813-15. Today it reflects its 1816 appearance, when it held two artillery pieces. It was modified to hold five . . . — — Map (db m237599) HM
The first structures built at Fort York during the War of 1812 where blockhouses to house the soldiers. Thick, square-timbered walls (covered with ‘weather boards’) offered protection from bullets, exploding shells and small-calibre artillery. . . . — — Map (db m83745) HM
