City of Kingston
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The City of Kingston is a historic urban center in eastern Ontario, Canada, located at the junction of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and the Cataraqui River, known for its limestone architecture and role as a former capital of the Province of Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Kingston canonical | 8 |
| Kingston (1841–1844) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
single-tier municipality ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | Province of Canada (former) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Ontario
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Ontario
|
| formerRole | capital of the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| governmentType | single-tier city government ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Victorian architecture
ⓘ
neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
concentration of limestone buildings
ⓘ
historic downtown core ⓘ waterfront location ⓘ |
| hasCulturalActivity | summer tourism and festivals ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
education sector
ⓘ
health care services ⓘ public administration ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | numerous designated heritage properties ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction |
lake and river port
ⓘ
military garrison town ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Queen's University at Kingston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Military College of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lawrence College (Kingston campus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Fort Henry National Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingston City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston Penitentiary (historic site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
Kingston Airport (Norman Rogers Airport)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingston Transit NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody |
Cataraqui River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century heritage buildings
ⓘ
historic urban centre ⓘ limestone architecture ⓘ role as former capital of the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Cataraqui River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lawrence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | frontenac County (census division) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute |
Highway 401
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rideau Canal (via Cataraqui River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Limestone City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thousand Islands region (broad area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kingston (1841–1844)