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This plaque was erected by the Stamford Key Club in 1952 to honour those from Stamford Collegiate that gave their lives in the Second World War. 

In 1955, a memorial grave stone was dedicated members of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment who fell during the First, Second and Korean Wars. This stone was placed in front of the Armoury on Victoria Avenue which was the home of the Lincoln and Welland Regiment “D” Company. In 1992, the Armoury was handed back to the Department of National Defence. The Regiment then paraded out of the Lake Street Armoury in St. Catharines.

In approximately 2002, the Armoury was given to the City of Niagara Falls. It was arranged to have the signage relating to the Lincoln and Welland Regiment removed. The memorial stone was moved to Christ Church which was the Garrison Church of the Regiment's different companies since the armouries erection in 1911. 

For several years the stone sat in lot on the church grounds. Around 2004, a garden committee of church members was formed and plans were drawn to incorporate the memorial stone. Family memorial bricks were sold for those that wanted to have their families remembered and they encompassed the perimeter of the walk way. Six garden benches were procured and dedicated to families. The whole concept was surrounded by flowers to give the area a place of meditation. The garden itself was designed in the shape of a Celtic cross with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment memorial stone at the head of it and three flag poles directly behind the stone. The cross was made from paving stones. The garden was dedicated in 2005, Year of the Veteran.

Highway 420 was designated as the Niagara Veterans Memorial Highway on 23 September 2010.

Alfred, the horse that carried General Sir Isaac Brock into battle at Detroit and Queenston Heights during the War of 1812, is a famous warhorse in Canadian history. The ten year old stallion, had been a gift from Governor-General, Sir James Craig to Brock who was known as a kind and careful master.

The Alfred Memorial was created by sculptor Ralph Sketch in 1976 and presented to the Niagara Parks Commission by Mr. and Mrs. Stewart G. Bennett. It consists of  glass case enclosing the bronze statue of Brock’s horse Alfred and sits atop a stone base. Alfred Memorial is located next to the memorial marking the spot where General Brock was killed.

The plaque on the memorial states that early on the morning of October 3, 1812, General Brock tethered Alfred in the village of Queenston and lead a charge on foot to repel the invading enemy. Brock was shot through the chest by an American sharpshooter. Brock's aide-de-camp, Colonel Macdonell, took command and rode Alfred to lead another charge where Macdonell was mortally wounded and Alfred was killed.

However, the horse's whereabouts during the battle is debated. Macdonell, wounded in three or four places on his own horse, fell to the ground and was trampled by his horse. Brock’s other aide-de-camp, Major John Glegg, arranged Brock’s funeral and listed the late General’s horse Alfred was fully caparisoned and led by four grooms in the procession on October 16, 1812.

The Lizars sisters, In the Days of the Canada Company (1897), claim Brock rode Alfred on the fatal day at Queenston, where the horse was shot in the back and the wound never healed. Years later, Alfred become the property of Reverend Francis Campbell who brought Alfred to Goderich into the Huron Tract in 1834, where the horse spent his old age in the hills of Goderich Square.

This plaque honours employees of Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Ontario Power Generation's predecessor company, who were killed in the Second World War.

This plaque honours employees of Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, Ontario Power Generation's predecessor company, who were killed in the First World War.

This tablet commemorates the raising of Niagara Light Dragoons who first assembled at this spot on 28 June 1812. It was erected by the Niagara Historical Society in the early 1900s.

At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Thomas Merritt was appointed Major Commandant of the Niagara Light Dragoons, a militia cavalry troop which supported infantry forces. They were expected to provide their own horses although they did receive a few British armaments. Their duties included carrying dispatches, long range patrols, calling in militia men and pursuing enemy raiders. At Queenston, the Dragoons and Indigenous Peoples engaged the enemy on the heights while General Sheaff formed his troops to the rear. After the surrender of the Americans at Queenston, Major Merritt remained command of the Dragoons in name only and left most of the active command to his son, William Hamilton Merritt. 

The Dragoons were briefly disbanded in February 1813, but William was instructed to raise a troop of cavalry again in March and become its Captain. During the American occupation of Niagara in 1813, the Dragoons were involved in a number of skirmishes with the United States Forces and also fought at the Battle of Stoney Creek in June.

When the Town was burnt by the United States in December, William saw a glare in the sky from Twelve Mile Creek. Upon his approach, he described it as “nothing but heaps of coal and the streets full of furniture that the inhabitants had been fortunate enough to get out of their homes.”

The Battle of Chippawa Memorial was installed in October 2001 and dedicated to the regiments and Indigenous who fought in the Battle of Chippawa. It commemorates the peace that has prevailed between Canada and the United States since that time. The monument is constructed of dolomite limestone donated by Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York, another key site in the War of 1812.

The Battle of Chippawa took place on the fields of Samuel Street’s farm, near the banks of the Niagara River. It began when a British, Canadian and Indigenous force of about 2,000 men, under Major-General Phineas Riall, attacked an invading American army of about 3,500 men, under Major-General Jacob Brown.

The fighting started early in the morning and lasted until nearly six o’clock in the evening. When it was over, the British were forced to withdraw and the Americans won the day. 

This archway was unveiled on July 25, 2014 and marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane. The steel structure with metal cut-outs of soldiers spans Lundy’s Lane from the Drummond Hill Cemetery to an open area on the north which was also part of the battlefield.

The 40,000-pound commemorative arch cost about $400,000, including a $150,000 donation by the Lundy’s Lane Business Improvement Area Board and other private donations. A group of local businesses, including Rankin Construction, Salit Steel, Black Creek Metals, Niagara Fasteners and Modern Crane pulled the project together in time for the bicentennial. 

Lundy’s Lane was the site of a major battle between the British and American forces in which the Americans, who were advancing after the Battle of Chippawa, attacked the British defensive position. The six-hour long battle was one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812 and marked the end of American offensive action in Upper Canada. Each force had over 800 casualties. The battle occurred on July 25, 1814, on what was a rise of clear farmland surrounded by an orchard and forest, situated upon Lundy’s Lane.

The Korean War Gapyeong Battle Victory Monument was unveiled on June, 16, 2022. The large granite monument donated by Gapyeong County Mayor Sungki Kim was shipped from Korea. There are three bronze plaques and three, nine-metre flag poles. It is one of 30 memorials that have been donated to communities of Korean Veterans around the world.

Representatives of the Battle of Gapyeong Monument of Canada Committee, Korean Veterans Association of Canada, and Niagara Korean Association, alongside City of Niagara Falls staff, worked since September to select the ideal site and arrange for the monument to be created and installed.

“We want to remember, forever, the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers during the Korean War, in particular during the Gapyeong battle — we want to respect and to express our appreciation to the Korean War Veterans of Canada for their devotion and service,” said Kim through a translator.

The monument will become a historical symbol, acknowledging that Korean and Canadian forces fought united in the battles of the Korean War. Their harrowing achievements laid the foundation for the enduring friendship the two countries share.

The monument is located adjacent to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 51 Cenotaph.