National Historic Sites of Canada facts for kids

In Canada, National Historic Sites (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that the government has decided are important in Canada's history. Many are managed by Parks Canada, the same organization that runs Canada's national parks. Many of the sites have been restored to their original form after many years of being left alone to fall apart.

Events

The First Park that was declated the National Historic Site of Canada at Fort Anne, Nova Scotia Was where a discovery of unmarked Acadian Graves were found.

Lists of National Historic Sites by location

Lists of National Historic Sites by location		Number of NHSes	First NHS designated	Example of NHS and designation date
Alberta sites		61	1923	Frog Lake (1923)
British Columbia sites		94	1923	Rogers Pass (1971)
Manitoba sites		57	1920	Exchange District (1996)
New Brunswick sites		63	1920	Hartland Covered Bridge (1980)
Newfoundland and Labrador sites		46	1951	Signal Hill (1951)
Nova Scotia sites		90	1920	Pier 21 (1997)
Ontario sites		270	1919	McCrae House (1966)
Hamilton sites		15	1929	Dundurn Castle (1997)
Kingston sites		22	1923	Kingston City Hall (1961)
Niagara Region sites		26	1921	Niagara-on-the-Lake (2003)
Ottawa sites		26	1925	Parliament Buildings (1976)
Toronto sites		36	1923	Fort York (1923)
Prince Edward Island sites		22	1933	L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish (2004)
Quebec sites		197	1919	Île d'Orléans Seigneury (1990)
Montreal sites		61	1920	Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Basilica (1989)
Quebec City sites		37	1923	Château Frontenac (1981)
Saskatchewan sites		46	1923	Canadian Bank of Commerce (1976)
Northwest Territories sites		12	1930	Church of Our Lady of Good Hope (1977)
Nunavut sites		12	1964	Inuksuk Point (1969)
Yukon sites		11	1959	Dawson Historical Complex (1959)
France		2	1996	Vimy Ridge (1996)

Images for kids

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  The celebrations of Quebec City's tricentennial in 1908 acted as a catalyst for federal efforts to designate and preserve historic sites.

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  Prince of Wales Fort in Churchill, Manitoba was one of the first two sites designated in Western Canada.

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  The initial focus of the program was strictly on commemoration rather than preservation or restoration. The ruins of the Fortress of Louisbourg were designated in 1920, but efforts to restore the fortress did not commence until 1961.

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  Áísínai’pi, a location of significant cultural and religious importance to the Blackfoot people, was designated in 2006.

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  Plaques affixed to cairns were initially used to mark National Historic Sites, such as this one at Glengarry Landing in Ontario

See also

In Spanish: Sitios históricos nacionales de Canadá para niños