Port Stanley
Junction of Bridge, Main, Joseph and Colbourne Streets, Central Elgin
About Port Stanley
Canada counts Port Stanley as Central Elgin’s National Historic Site. Port Stanley dates from 1669–1670.
Port Stanley National Historic Site of Canada is located on a triangular section of land east of Kettle Creek in the village of Port Stanley, Ontario. The site is situated on a small traffic island at the intersection of Bridge, Main, Joseph and Colborne streets in the centre of the village. While there are no known resources associated with any of the early episodes in Port Stanley’s history, the village’s association with Adrien Jolliet, General Brock’s expedition and significant early explorers is commemorated by a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC) cairn, which is located on the northeast corner of the site. Official recognition refers to the site of the HSMBC cairn located on the triangular plot of land forming the traffic island at the centre of the intersection of Bridge, Main, Joseph and Colborne streets.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Port Stanley National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
National Historic Site status comes on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Finding Port Stanley
Central Elgin
Nothing else on the registers lies within an easy stroll of it.
Questions about Port Stanley
When was Port Stanley built?
Port Stanley went up in 1669–1670, by its record.
Can you visit Port Stanley?
Its exterior is visible from public ground; access inside is up to the owner.
Is Port Stanley protected?
National Historic Site status commemorates; legal protection, where there is any, comes from the province or municipality, or from federal ownership.
What is Port Stanley?
A National Historic Site: Canada designated Port Stanley in 1923.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).