Newark, Upper Canada
E745738
Newark, Upper Canada was the early colonial town that served as the first capital of Upper Canada, located on the Niagara River in what is now Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niagara, Upper Canada | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
former town ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalFrom | 1792 ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalUntil | 1796 ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | across the river from Fort Niagara, New York ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1792 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Graves Simcoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderTitle | Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administrative centre ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a National Historic District in Niagara-on-the-Lake ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| hostedInstitution |
Executive Council of Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicial courts of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
Niagara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niagara-on-the-Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeSessionsHeld | first Parliament of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Niagara District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Niagara River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Newark-on-Trent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | John Graves Simcoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Fort George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queenston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| reasonCapitalMoved | proximity to the United States across the Niagara River ⓘ |
| region | Niagara Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | first capital of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defence of the Niagara frontier ⓘ |
| succeededByCapital | York, Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | port and river crossing on the Niagara River ⓘ |
| urbanStatusChange | renamed and absorbed into Niagara-on-the-Lake ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Butler
subject surface form:
John Butler
this entity surface form:
Niagara, Upper Canada