One of the best preserved nineteenth-century fortifications in Canada, Fort Wellington presents the strategic importance of the St. Lawrence River prior, during, and after the War of 1812. Immerse yourself into historic accounts of war, peace, rebellion, and cooperation. Construit pendant la guerre de 1812, le fort Wellington, poste important, défendait les lignes de communication et les routes maritimes le long du fleuve Saint Laurent. Écoutez des récits historiques de guerre, de paix, de rébellion et de coopération. Source: Parks Canada Website (2022)

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The contents of brochures can be viewed by clicking on the cover. These items are historical in scope and are intended for educational purposes only; they are not meant as an aid for travel planning.

Fort Wellington National Historic Park, Prescott, Ontario, Canada 1954		Fort Wellington National Historic Park, Prescott, Ontario, Canada 1969
Le parc historique national du fort Wellington, Prescott (Ontario) 1969		1974
1987
A Self-guiding Tour 1980		Excursion à pied 1980
Walking Tour 1988

Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, April 2001)

Management Plan / Plan directeur (Parks Canada, 2018)

Fort Wellington: A Narrative and Structural History, 1812-38 Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 296 (Robert J. Burns, Parks Canada, 1979

Fort Wellington: A Structural History / Le fort Wellington: historique de l'architecture History and Archaeology/Histoire et archéologie 8 (David Lee, Parks Canada, 1976)

Guide to Fort Wellington and Vicinity, Prescott, Ontario, Historic Sites Series No. 7 (Parks Canada, undated)

Heritage Character Statements / Énoncés de valeur patrimoniale, Fort Wellington National Historic Site

Fort Wellington Blockhouse / Blockhaus du Fort Wellington (FHBRO No. 90-305, November 6, 1997, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Fort Wellington Caponnière / Caponnière de Fort Wellington (FHBRO No. 90-305, November 6, 1997, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Fort Wellington Latrine / Latrines du Fort Wellington (FHBRO No. 90-305, November 6, 1997, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Fort Wellington Officers' Quarters / Logement des officiers du Fort Wellington (FHBRO No. 90-305, November 6, 1997, Canadian Register of Historic Places)

Hometown Heroes / Héros de chez nous (Parks Canada, 2018)

Miscellaneous Reports on Fort Wellington, Ontario Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 130 (Parks Canada, 1963-69)

     Documents Useful for the Restoration of Fort Wellington (Dale Miquelon)

     Restoration of Fort Wellington (Dale Miquelon)

     Report on Fort Wellington (Dale Miquelon)

     Report on Excavations at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario (n.a./s.a.)

     Rapport préliminaire de l'excavation partielle des casemates du [Fort] Wellington (Prescott, Ontario) (Louis Chevrette)

     Historical Themes, Fort Wellington Museum (David Lee)

     Report on the Excavations in the Blockhouse at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario (E.A. Wylie)

     Excavations of Two Gun Platforms at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario (Michael J. Ashworth)

     Fort Wellington Excavations. 1968 (Elizabeth Wylie)

     Fort Wellington Gun Positions; An Archaeological Report (Steven G. Baker)

Preliminary Report of the 1970 Excavations Conducted at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario Manuscript Report Number/Travail inédit numéro 76 (William Dendy, Parks Canada, 1970)

The War of 1812: A Lesson Plan Containing Primary Source Documents / La guerre de 1812 : Un plan de leçon comprenant des documents de sources primaires (Parks Canada, July 2008)

The following visual bibliography is just a sampling of the books which have been published for this park. ParksCanadaHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.

Guide to Fort Wellington and Vicinity, Prescott, Ontario c1922

Canadian Historic Sites: Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History No. 23 1980

Lieux historiques canadiens: cahiers d'archéologie et d'histoire no 23 1980