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Parks Canada AgencyThe 169 National Historic Sites Administered by Parks CanadaA B C D F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T W Y AAbbot Pass Refuge Cabin National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta Early stone alpine cabin used by climbers, 1922 Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada, Baddeck, Nova Scotia Commemorates famous inventor Ardgowan National Historic Site of Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Residence of Father of Confederation William Henry Pope, circa 1850 Athabasca Pass National Historic Site of Canada, Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta Major fur trade transportation route Atlantic Charter National Historic Event of Canada, Placentia - Ship Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador Basis for United Nations Charter, issued in 1941 BBanff Park Museum National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta Early natural history museum in Rustic style, 1902-03 Bar U Ranch National Historic Site of Canada, Longview, Alberta Historic ranch in Alberta foothills, 1883 Batoche National Historic Site of Canada, Batoche, Saskatchewan Métis village; site of 1885 Battle of Batoche; Northwest Rebellion Battle of Fish Creek National Historic Site of Canada, Fish Creek, Saskatchewan Site of battle between Métis and Canadian forces, Northwest Rebellion 1885 Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site of Canada, Allans Corners, Quebec Site of 1813 battle in defence of Lower Canada; War of 1812 Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site of Canada, Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec Site of last naval battle in Seven Years' War Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site of Canada, Prescott, Ontario American invasion mission foiled, 1838 Battlefield of Fort George National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario War of 1812, capture of Fort George by Americans, 1813 Beaubassin / Ancient Indian Portage National Historic Event of Canada, Frosty Hollow, New Brunswick Indian route and link between Acadia and Quebec Beaubassin National Historic Site of Canada, Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Major Acadian settlement; pivotal place in the 17th- and 18th-century North American geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of Canada, Beaubears Island, New Brunswick Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding in New Brunswick Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Important Italianate villa 1840's; home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91) Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site of Canada, Gravenhurst, Ontario Birthplace of Doctor Norman Bethune; of symbolic significance to the Chinese Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada, Bois Blanc Island, Ontario Wooden blockhouse part of the defences of Fort Malden, 1839; point of attack by Canadian rebels and their American sympathizers; January 1838 Boishébert National Historic Site of Canada, Beaubears Island, New Brunswick Acadian refugee settlement, 1756-59 Butler's Barracks National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Complex represents 150 years of military history CCanso Islands National Historic Site of Canada, Canso, Nova Scotia Site of fishing centre, 16th- to 19th-century Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada, Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador Oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland, 1836 Captain James Cook National Historic Person of Canada, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador Surveyed coast of Newfoundland (1763-67), Gulf of St. Lawrence and Nova Scotia (1758-62) Carillon Barracks National Historic Site of Canada, Carillon, Quebec Early 19th-century stone military building Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Carillon, Quebec Ste of two earlier canals, 1826-33 Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site of Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812 Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec Wintering place of Jacques Cartier, 1535-36 Castle Hill National Historic Site of Canada, Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador 17th- and 18th-century French and British fortifications Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta Hot springs, birthplace of national parks Chambly Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Chambly, Quebec Operational canal; nine locks, swing bridges Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada, Chilkoot, British Columbia Transportation route to Klondike gold fields Coming of the New England Planters (Pre-Loyalists) National Historic Event of Canada, Horton Landing, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia Settlers in undeveloped areas and lands of displaced Acadians, 1760-63 Construction of Dundas Street / Governor's Road National Historic Event of Canada, Dundas, Ontario Road from Burlington Bay to Thames River, 1793-94 Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site of Canada, Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec 18th-century transportation and defence structures Cypress Hills Massacre National Historic Site of Canada, Merryflat, Saskatchewan 1873 attack on Assiniboines by wolf hunters, North West Mounted Police restored order DDalvay-by-the-Sea National Historic Site of Canada, Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada , Prince Edward Island Queen Anne Revival summer home, 1896-99 Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada, Dawson, Yukon Territory Important collection of buildings from the Klondike Gold Rush Dominion Lands Survey System National Historic Event of Canada, Headingly, Manitoba 1871 system determined settlement patterns of western Canada Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada, Bonanza Creek, Yukon Territory Symbolizes importance of dredging operations (1899-1966) with the evolution of gold mining in the Klondike FFirst Oil Well in Western Canada National Historic Site, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta First commercially productive oil well in the West Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, Colwood, British Columbia First permanent lighthouse on Canada's West Coast, 1859-60 Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site of Canada, Trois-Rivières, Quebec Remains of Canada's first industrial village Former Territorial Court House National Historic Site of Canada, Dawson, Yukon Territory Substantial frame judicial building, 1900-01 Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia 1695-1708 fortifications Fort Battleford National Historic Site of Canada, Battleford, Saskatchewan North West Mounted Police headquarters, 1876 Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland National Historic Site of Canada, Aulac, New Brunswick Remnants of 1750-51 French fort; captured by British and New England troops in 1755 Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada, Chambly, Quebec Restored and stabilized 1709 stone fort Fort Edward National Historic Site of Canada, Windsor, Nova Scotia Played a role in the struggle for predominance in North America, 1750-1812; oldest blockhouse in Canada, 1750 Fort Espérance National Historic Site of Canada, Rocanville, Saskatchewan Remains of 2 North West Company fur trade posts Fort Gaspareaux National Historic Site of Canada, Port Elgin, New Brunswick Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort Fort George National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Reconstructed British fort from War of 1812 Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario British fort completed 1836 to defend Rideau Canal Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada, Langley, British Columbia Early 19th-century Hudson's Bay Company post Fort Lawrence National Historic Site of Canada, Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia English fort, 1750-55 Fort Lennox National Historic Site of Canada, Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec Outstanding example of early 19th-century fortifications Fort Livingstone National Historic Site of Canada, Pelly, Saskatchewan Original headquarters of North West Mounted Police Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada, Amherstburg, Ontario 19th-century border fortification; Fort Amherstburg; War of 1812 Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour Fort Mississauga National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario 19th-century brick tower within star-shaped earthworks; War of 1812 Fort Pelly National Historic Site of Canada, Pelly, Saskatchewan Remains of Hudson's Bay Company fur trade post Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada, Colwood, British Columbia Late 19th-century fort to defend Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada, Fort St. James, British Columbia Fur trade post founded by Simon Fraser, 1806; Hudson's Bay Company Fort St. Joseph National Historic Site of Canada, St. Joseph Island, Ontario British military outpost on western frontier, 1796-1812; War of 1812 Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site of Canada, Ville-Marie, Quebec Remains of French fur trading post Fort Walsh National Historic Site of Canada, Merryflat, Saskatchewan Early North West Mounted Police post Fort Wellington National Historic Site of Canada, Prescott, Ontario Military remains of 1813-38 fortifications; War of 1812 Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec 4.6-km network of walls, gates and squares Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress Frenchman Butte National Historic Site of Canada, Frenchman Butte, Saskatchewan Site of 1885 battle, Cree and Canadian troops; Northwest Rebellion Frog Lake National Historic Site of Canada, Frog Lake, Alberta Site of Cree uprising, Northwest Rebellion 1885 GGeorges Island National Historic Site of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte Gitwangak Battle Hill National Historic Site of Canada, Kitwanga, British Columbia 18th-century Gitwangak hilltop fortification surrounding five longhouses, Tawdzep Glengarry Cairn National Historic Site of Canada, Cairn Island, Ontario Monument erected by the Glengarry militia to commemorate the services of Sir John Colborne, commander of the Imperial Forces during the Rebellion of 1837, erected in 1840 Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site of Canada, Canso, Nova Scotia Centre of English fishery in 18th-century Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada, Grosse-Île, Quebec Quarantine station for immigrants from 1832-1937 Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site of Canada, Richmond, British Columbia Outstanding West Coast fish processing complex, 1894 HHalifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia Restored British masonry fort, 1828-56 Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site of Canada, Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Bob Bartlett from 1875-1946 HMCS Haida National Historic Site of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario Last of World War II tribal class destroyers Hopedale Mission National Historic Site of Canada, Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador Symbol of interaction between Labrador Inuit and Moravian Missionaires; representative of Moravian Mission architecture in Labrador Howse Pass National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta First crossed by David Thompson in 1807 IInverarden House National Historic Site of Canada, Cornwall, Ontario Important 1816 Regency cottage with fur trade associations JJasper House National Historic Site of Canada, Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta Archaeological remains of 1829 fur trade post, Hudson's Bay Company Jasper Park Information Centre National Historic Site of Canada, Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta Picturesque fieldstone park building of Rustic design, 1913-14 KKejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada, Kejimkujik National Park of Canada , Nova Scotia Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape Kicking Horse Pass National Historic Site of Canada, Yoho National Park, British Columbia Traversed by Palliser expedition, 1857-60; adopted by Canadian Pacific Railway as their new route through the Rockies, 1881 Kingston Fortifications National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Protection for the Royal Naval Dockyard and the entrance to the Rideau Canal; War of 1812 Kootenae House National Historic Site of Canada, Invermere, British Columbia Site of North West Company post, 1807-12 LL'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada, St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador Only authenticated Viking settlement in North America L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish National Historic Site of Canada, Cavendish, Prince Edward Island Intimately associated with Lucy Maud Montgomery's formative years and early productive career La Coupe Dry Dock National Historic Site of Canada, Aulac, New Brunswick Site may represent 18th-century Acadian construction Lachine Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Montréal, Quebec Operational canal; five locks, railway / road bridges Laurier House National Historic Site of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Second Empire home, built in 1878, of two prime ministers of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King Lévis Forts National Historic Site of Canada, Lévis, Quebec Part of Québec fortification system Linear Mounds National Historic Site of Canada, Melita, Manitoba Aboriginal burial mounds from 1000-1200 AD Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site of Canada, Compton, Quebec Childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, 1948-57 Louis-Joseph Papineau National Historic Site of Canada, Montréal, Quebec Stone house built in 1785, associated with Louis-Joseph Papineau Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada, Selkirk, Manitoba Major centre in 19th-century fur trade, Hudson's Bay Company MMaillou House National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec Fine example of 18th-century Quebec town architecture, 1736 Manoir Papineau National Historic Site of Canada, Montebello, Quebec 19th-century manor, home of Patriot leader, Louis-Joseph Papineau Marconi National Historic Site of Canada, Table Head, Nova Scotia Site of first wireless station in Canada Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada, Lower Granville, Nova Scotia Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755 Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada, Merrickville, Ontario Part of lock system of Rideau Canal, 1832-33 Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario Site of first lighthouse on great lakes, 1804 Mnjikaning Fish Weirs National Historic Site of Canada, Atherley, Ontario Largest and best preserved wooden fish weirs known in eastern North America, in use from about 3300 B.C. Montmorency Park National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec Site of bishop's palace; Parliament of Canada 1851-55 Monument-Lefebvre National Historic Site of Canada, Memramcook, New Brunswick Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site of Canada, Abernethy, Saskatchewan Farm of William Richard Motherwell built in 1882, noted politician and scientific farmer Murney Tower National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortification NNan Sdins National Historic Site of Canada, Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve of Canada , British Columbia Remains of Haïda longhouses and totem poles Navy Island National Historic Site of Canada, Niagara Falls, Ontario Archaeological remains related to ship building Nellie Mooney McClung National Historic Person of Canada, Chatsworth, Ontario Writer, social reformer, first woman member of Canadian Broadcasting Company Board (1936-42) Northwest Mounted Police Married Quarters National Historic Site of Canada, Dawson, Yukon Territory Served as the North West Mounted Police married quarters; 1889-1905 PPeterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada, Peterborough, Ontario World's highest hydraulic lift lock, 1896-1904 Point Clark Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, Amberly, Point Clark, Ontario Imperial tower and lightkeeper's house, 1859 Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada, Pointe-au-Père, Quebec Early reinforced concrete lighttower at strategic location Port au Choix National Historic Site of Canada, Port au Choix, Newfoundland and Labrador Pre-contact burial and habitation sites Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada, Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island Remains of British and French forts Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada, Port Royal, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site of Canada, Eskimo Point, Manitoba 18th-century stone fur trade fort; Hudson Bay Company Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99 Province House National Historic Site of Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Neoclassical birthplace of Confederation QQuébec Garrison Club National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec Only private military club in Canada perpetuating the British colonial tradition of assembling military officers in a social environment, 1879 Queenston Heights National Historic Site of Canada, Queenston, Ontario Site of 1812 Battle of Queenston Heights; includes Brock Monument; War of 1812 RRed Bay National Historic Site of Canada, Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 16th-century Basque whaling industry complex Return of the Acadians National Historic Event of Canada, Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, New Brunswick Arrival of Alexis Landry after 1755, beginning of resettlement Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Ottawa / Kingston, Ontario Operational canal; 202 km route, forty-five locks Riding Mountain Park East Gate Registration Complex National Historic Site of Canada, Riding Mountain National Park of Canada , Manitoba Three rustic buildings built under depression relief programs Riel House National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba Family home of Métis leader Louis Riel Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site of Canada, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Rival Hudson's Bay Company and North West Company posts Rogers Pass National Historic Site of Canada, Glacier National Park of Canada , British Columbia Canadian Pacific Railway route through Selkirk Mountains Royal Battery National Historic Site of Canada, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Role in the 1745 and 1758 sieges of Louisbourg Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada, Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador East Coast fishing industry complex SS.S. Keno National Historic Site of Canada, Dawson, Yukon Territory Wooden steamboat built 1922, 140 feet x 30 feet, three decks S.S. Klondike National Historic Site of Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Largest and last Yukon commercial steamboat Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site of Canada, Québec, Quebec Integral part of Québec's defence system; the seat of colonial executive authority for over 200 years Saint-Louis Mission National Historic Site of Canada, Victoria Harbour, Ontario Site of Huron village destroyed by Iroquois in 1649 Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Saint-Ours, Quebec Operational canal; 1933 (and remains of 1849) lock Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Operational canal; site of earlier 1843 canal Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario First electrically-powered lock, 1888-94 Scots Fort National Historic Site of Canada, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Site of Sir William Alexander's settlement, 1629-31 Shoal Tower National Historic Site of Canada, Kingston, Ontario Mid 19th-century British imperial masonry fortifications Sieurs de La Boularderie National Historic Person of Canada, Alder Point, Nova Scotia Louis-Simon (1674-1738), son Antoine (1705-71), Cape Breton settlers; flourished 1720-1747 Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Commemorates defence of St. John's; includes the Cabot Tower Sir David Kirke National Historic Person of Canada, Calvert , Newfoundland and Labrador Captured Quebec 1629, first Governor of Newfoundland (1637-51) Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site of Canada, Montréal, Quebec Double house of prominent 19th-century politician, 1830s Sir John Johnson House National Historic Site of Canada, Williamstown, Ontario House of famous Loyalist, 1780s Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site of Canada, Laurentides, Quebec House interprets life of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911) Skirmish at McCrae's House National Historic Event of Canada, Chatham, Ontario British capture of American troops in 1813; War of 1812 Skoki Ski Lodge National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta Ski lodge in rustic vernacular, 1930-31 Slave River Rapids National Historic Event of Canada, Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Only obstacle to navigation from Lake Athabasca to the Arctic Ocean Southwold Earthworks National Historic Site of Canada, Iona, Ontario Rare and well-preserved example of an Aboriginal fortified village completely surrounded by earthworks; Attiwandaronk Indian village, circa 1500 AD St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site of Canada, St. Andrews, Manitoba Example of mid 19th-century Red River architecture, 1852-1854 St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada, Saint Andrews, New Brunswick Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812 St. Peters Canal National Historic Site of Canada, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century St. Peters National Historic Site of Canada, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia French trading post and fort, 1650-1758 Stanley Park National Historic Site of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia Outstanding large urban park, 1890s Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station National Historic Site of Canada, Banff National Park of Canada, Alberta Remains of high altitude geophysical laboratory TThe Forks National Historic Site of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba Historic meeting place, junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada, Lachine, Quebec Stone warehouse used as depot, 1803; North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company Trent–Severn Waterway National Historic Site of Canada, Trenton / Port Severn, Ontario Operational canal; 386 km route, forty-five locks Twin Falls Tea House National Historic Site of Canada, Yoho National Park, British Columbia Early rustic tea house in Yoho National Park, 1923-24 WWolfe's Landing National Historic Site of Canada, Kennington Cove, Nova Scotia Successful landing led to capture of Louisbourg, 1758 Woodside National Historic Site of Canada, Kitchener, Ontario Boyhood home of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada (1921-26, 1926-30, 1936-48) YYellowhead Pass National Historic Site of Canada, Jasper National Park of Canada , Alberta Transportation route through Rocky Mountains York Factory National Historic Site of Canada, York Factory, Manitoba Hudson's Bay Company's principal fur trade depot from 1684-1870's York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II Historic Sites, Heritage places and exhibits administered by Parks Canada Artillery Park (Québec, Québec). An important complex of 18th and 19th-century defence structures.Grande-Grave (Gaspé, Québec). A former coastal fishing village.Green Gables House (Cavendish, Prince Edward Island). The farmhouse which was the inspiration for the setting of L.M. Montgomery's beloved novel, Anne of Green Gables.Old Port of Québec Interpretation Centre (Québec, Quebec). An interpretation of the historic role of the port at Québec.Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (New Brunswick). Saint Croix Island is the site of Pierre Dugua's first attempt at settlement in North America, which led to the establishment of the permanent colonies of Acadie and New France.The Bank Fishery — The Age of Sail Exhibit (Lunenburg, Nova Scotia). A commemoration of the offshore fishery of Canada's East Coast. |
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