Murney Tower

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Murney Tower is a Martello tower in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, whose construction dates to January 1846. The tower was built in response to the Oregon Crisis, which was a tense dispute over the border between British North America and the United States in the 1840s.

1846 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
military museum, Martello tower, Kingston Fortifications, Rideau Canal World Heritage Site, Canada, Canada, 

  • National Historic Sites of Canada page@
  • National Historic Sites of Canada page@
  • national historic event page@
  • national historic event page@
  • Federal Heritage Building page@
  • Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@
  • Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@
  • Directory of Federal Heritage Designations page@
  • Canadian Register of Historic Places page@
  • Canadian Register of Historic Places page@
  • Canadian Register of Historic Places page@
  • Canadian Register of Historic Places page@
  • Tripadvisor page@
  • martellotowers.co.uk page@
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Location: 44.2223, -76.4906, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,  
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  • Battle of Fort Frontenac ⓘ
    1758 battle of the French and Indian War
  • Fort Frederick ⓘ
    fort in Kingston, Ontario
  • Fort Frontenac ⓘ
    fort in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Fort Henry ⓘ
    historic fort and National historic Site of Canada
  • Murney Tower ⓘ
    Defensive tower built to protect Kingston, Ontario from American threats  
  • Military Communications and Electronics Museum ⓘ
    military museum in Kingston, Ontario
  • Royal Military College of Canada Museum ⓘ
  • HMS Wolfe ⓘ
    20-gun sloop-of-war
  • HMS St Lawrence ⓘ
    1814 first-rate ship of the line that served on Lake Ontario
  • Fort Frederick Martello Tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in Kingston, Ontario
  • Shoal Tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower located in the harbour of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  • Cathcart Tower ⓘ
    Martello Tower in Thousand Islands National Park, Canada
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1758Battle of Fort Frontenacbattle, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    linkpageNational Historic Sites of Canada page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Historic Sites of Canada page@Wikidata
    linkpagenational historic event page@Wikidata
    linkpagenational historic event page@Wikidata
    linkpageFederal Heritage Building page@Wikidata
    linkpageDirectory of Federal Heritage Designations page@Wikidata
    linkpageDirectory of Federal Heritage Designations page@Wikidata
    linkpageDirectory of Federal Heritage Designations page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanadian Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanadian Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanadian Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanadian Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    linkpagemartellotowers.co.uk page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS VerdishipWikidata
    organisationfactory1788Kingston Royal Naval DockyardshipyardWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1910Kingston Shipyardscompany, shipbuildingWikidata
    sitefortFort FrederickfortWikidata
    sitefort1673Fort Frontenacfort, trading postWikidata
    sitefort1812Fort Henryfort, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1846Murney Towermilitary museum, Martello towerWikidata
    sitemuseum1961Military Communications and Electronics Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1962Royal Military College of Canada Museummilitary museumWikidata
    siteshipwreck1813HMS Wolfesloop-of-war, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1814HMS St Lawrencefirst-rate, shipwreckWikidata
    sitetowerFort Frederick Martello TowerMartello towerWikidata
    sitetower1847Shoal TowerNational Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, Martello towerWikidata
    sitetower1848Cathcart TowerMartello towerWikidata
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    commonsimageKingston, ON - Martello tower (the Murney tower) -detail3 -inside Commons
    commonsimageKingston sohal tower (2) Commons
    commonsimageKingston sohal tower (2) Commons
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