Fort Wellington
Text from the plaque
The first Fort Wellington was erected on this site during the War of 1812 to shelter British regular troops and Canadian Militia defending the vital St. Lawrence River transportation route. In February 1813 these soldiers crossed the ice to capture Ogdensburg, N.Y. When rebellion threatened Upper Canada in 1838 the fort was in ruins. Construction had scarcely begun on the present fort in 1838 when a band of Canadian rebels and American sympathizers attacked; they were defeated nearby at the Battle of the Windmill by troops assembled at the fort.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
Find the place
The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
The Town of Prescott
At the visitor centre at
Fort Wellington National Historic Site
on King Street East (Road 2)
2 blocks east of Edward Street South (Road 18)
N 44 42.783 W 75 30.625
Recorded September 2012. Check current access before visiting.