Newark

E79183

former capital city historic town

Newark was the early colonial town that served as the first capital of Upper Canada, located at the mouth of the Niagara River (now known as Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario).

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former capital city → historic town →
capitalEndDate	1796 →
capitalOf	Upper Canada →
capitalStartDate	1792 →
country	Canada →
firstLieutenantGovernorResident	John Graves Simcoe →
foundedBy	John Graves Simcoe → United Empire Loyalists →
foundingDate	1792 →
governedBy	Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada →
hasHeritageDesignation	National Historic Site of Canada (Niagara-on-the-Lake area) →
historicalEra	colonial period in Canada → late 18th century →
locatedIn	Niagara District → Niagara Peninsula → Upper Canada →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Province of Ontario → Regional Municipality of Niagara →
locatedInCountryAtTheTime	British North America →
locatedInPresentDay	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario →
locatedNear	Lake Ontario →
locatedOn	Niagara River →
mouthOf	Niagara River →
nameChangeReason	to distinguish it from Niagara Falls, Ontario →
nameChangeTo	Niagara → Niagara-on-the-Lake →
partOf	British Empire →
presentName	Niagara-on-the-Lake →
replacedByCapital	York, Upper Canada →
servedAs	first capital of Upper Canada →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parliament of Upper Canada → Upper Canada →	capital
Parliament of Upper Canada →	firstMetIn
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada →	seat