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TheQueenston Heights is a geographical feature of theNiagara Escarpment immediately above the village ofQueenston,Ontario, Canada. Itsgeography is apromontory formed where the escarpment is divided by theNiagara River. The promontory forms acliff face of approximately 100 m (approximately 300 ft).
Queenston Heights was the site of theWar of 1812Battle of Queenston Heights, where Major-GeneralSir Isaac Brock was killed in action in the defence ofUpper Canada (now Ontario). It is mentioned in the 1867 song "The Maple Leaf Forever":
At Queenston Heights andLundy's Lane
Our brave fathers, side by side,
For freedom, homes, and loved ones dear,
Firmly stood and nobly died.
And those dear rights which they maintained,
We swear to yield them never.
Our watchword evermore shall be,
TheMaple Leaf forever!
Queenston Heights is the site ofBrock's Monument and a monument to War of 1812 heroineLaura Secord. There are 235 stairs inside the monument, leading to a viewing area close to the top. The site was designated aNational Historic Site of Canada in 1968.[1][2]Fort Drummond, also located at Queenston Heights, is separately recognized as a National Historic Site.[3][4]
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