
Major General Sir Isaac Brock - Queenston, Ontario, Canada
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DyverDown
N 43° 09.613 W 079° 03.176
17T E 658291 N 4780447
Located in the park atop the Niagara Escarpment - visible for miles around.
Waymark Code: WM62EC
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/21/2009
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Statue is atop the monument and surrounded by 4 additional statues. Monument is 56 meters (185 feet) high and can be climbed inside via a very narrow stairway.
Constructed in 1859, the original monument was destroyed by a bomb on 17 april 1840.
Built to commemorate Sir Issac Brock, a Major General who commanded British forces, and was killed during the battle of Queenston Heights, war of 1812.