Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site

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Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is a coastal artillery fort and historic military site near Victoria, British Columbia, known for its preserved gun batteries, bunkers, and adjacent Fisgard Lighthouse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Site of Canada
coastal artillery fort
historic military site
adjacentTo Fisgard Lighthouse NERFINISHED
builtFor defence of Royal Navy base at Esquimalt
category military museum site
tourist attraction in British Columbia
constructionBegan 1890s
country Canada
designatedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada NERFINISHED
designation National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED
hasPart Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site NERFINISHED
artillery gun emplacements
barracks
battery observation posts
camping oTENTik units
coastal defence minefield control structures
coastal gun batteries
command posts
guardhouse
interpretive trails
magazines
picnic areas
searchlight emplacements
underground bunkers
underground plotting rooms
visitor centre
hasViewOf Olympic Mountains (United States) NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation federal heritage site
locatedIn Colwood, British Columbia NERFINISHED
Esquimalt Harbour area NERFINISHED
locatedNear Victoria, British Columbia NERFINISHED
locatedOn Vancouver Island NERFINISHED
managedBy Parks Canada NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Victoria NERFINISHED
offers guided tours
historic interpretation programs
school programs
self-guided tours
special events
openToPublic true
operatorHistoric British military NERFINISHED
Canadian military NERFINISHED
overlooks Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED
periodOfUse early 20th century
late 19th century
primaryFunction coastal defence of Esquimalt Harbour
province British Columbia
region Greater Victoria NERFINISHED
usedDuring World War I NERFINISHED
World War II

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Colwood hasLandmark Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
Esquimalt Harbour near Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site