The poor wartime construction of Fort George led to its replacement by Fort Mississauga in the 1820s. Even so, the grounds of the former Fort George saw military activity until the end of the First World War.
During the late 1930s, the Niagara Parks Commission built a reconstruction of Fort George. The site was opened in 1940 and has been managed as a historic site and living museum by Parks Canada since 1969.
The fort is an irregular-shaped earthwork with six bastions and a number of reconstructed buildings within it. A restored gunpowder magazine is the only building that dates back to the original Fort George. The fort forms part of the Fort George National Historic Site which also includes Navy Hall to the east of the fort.
The historic site serves as a learning resource for the War of 1812, 19th century military life in Canada and the historic preservation movement during the 1930s.
--Brock-Perry
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