Loyalist Monuments, Memorials and Commemoratives

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The mission of the United Empire Loyalists' Association calls on members to "preserve, promote and celebrate the history and traditions of the Loyalist epoch in Canadian history" in a variety of ways. Over the years the contributions of the United Empire Loyalists have been recognized by the Association, governments, community groups and individuals in the form of monuments, memorials, plaques, and commemorative stamps and plates. The following will both remind and inform about how the Loyalists are honoured and remembered across Canada.

Monuments
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Loyalist Monuments

Nova Scotia Monuments

Loyalists at Shelburne Plaque - Shelburne
In 1923, Shelburne was designated as the site of a National Historic Event of Canada. It was plaqued in 1923.

The Black Loyalists Plaque - Birchtown
The Black Loyalist Experience was designated a National Historic Event of Canada in 1993 and plaqued in 1996. It is located at the Birchtown Community Centre in Birchtown, Nova Scotia.

Loyalist Bicentennial Commemorative Plaque - Halifax
This small plaque is next to a tree planted in 1984 in the Halifax Public Gardens as part of the Loyalist Bicentennial.

Coming of the United Empire Loyalists Plaque - Dartmouth
A plaque honouring the United Empire Loyalists was dedicated by the Dartmouth Heritage Museum in 1983. It can be found near the Dartmouth Ferry building, on the walk towards the mouth of the Shubenacadie Canal.

P.E.I. Monuments

Bedeque Harbour Monument - Bedeque
Dedicated in 1985 in Bedeque's Central Park, this massive cairn commemorates the bicentennial of the landing of the United Empire Loyalists on August 4, 1784.

Waterfront Park Cairn - Summerside
Dedicated in 1987 in Summerside's Waterfront Park, this massive cairn incorporates the plaque of dedication and the Armorial Bearings of UELAC.

New Brunswick Monuments

Sculpture of the Loyalist Flag - Saint John
A three-metre tall metal sculpture of the Loyalist Flag (Queen Anne's Union Jack) supported by seven panels describing the history of the Loyalists. Erected by Parks Canada in 1985. Located on Union Street, Saint John, New Brunswick.

Loyalist House & Plaque - Saint John
Loyalist House, known for its New England-influenced architecture, is a residence built circa 1820. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1958.

Loyalist Plaza - Saint John
A circular slab of pink granite in the centre of the new Loyalist Plaza across the street from the Saint John City Hall. Unveiled in 1983.

Loyalist Rock with Plaque in Loyalist Plaza - Saint John
A plaque embedded in granite boulder on raised base. Erected by the Government of Canada in 1923 – now part of Loyalist Plaza.

UEL Monument - Fredericton
A seven-foot monument commemorating the United Empire Loyalists. Unveiled on 8 October 1983 at the Old Burying Ground.

UEL Plaque - Fredericton
A granite monument with 150th Anniversary Plaque commemorating the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists in Fredericton in 1783. Dedicated 1933.

Edward Winslow Plaque - Fredericton
As a leader of the Loyalists and a founder of New Brunswick and Fredericton, Edward Winslow was designated as a National Historic Person of Canada in 1951.

Quebec Monuments

Caldwell Manor Plaque – Noyan
The Caldwell Manor plaque is mounted on a boulder embedded in a raised cement base in MacCallum Park across from St. Thomas Anglican Church in Noyan, Quebec.

Sir Frederick Haldimand Plaque – Quebec City
In 1974, Sir Frederick Haldimand was designated as a National Historic Person of Canada for being Governor of Quebec (1778-86) and builder of the Coteau-du-Lac Canal (1779).

Abercorn Pioneers Memorial-Plaque – Abercorn
A plaque entitled “A Tribute to the Pioneers of Abercorn” is embedded in a huge fieldstone in Pioneers' Park, Abercorn, Quebec.

Lieutenant Christian Wehr Marker – Philipsburg
White marble marker dedicated to Lieutenant Christian Wehr is located in Philipsburg Cemetery, Philipsburg, Quebec.

Ontario Monuments - St. Lawrence Valley

Sir John Johnson House Plaque – Williamstown
Sir John Johnson's manor house is one of the oldest standing buildings in Ontario. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1961.

Macdonell Plaque – Glengarry
In 1923, this cairn was plaqued by the Government of Canada in honour of Scottish-born Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell, a member of Butler's Rangers and speaker in the Legislative Assembly.

"United Empire Loyalists" Plaque – Cornwall Library
In 1933, the United Empire Loyalists were recognized for their prominent role in Canada's development with the designation of a National Historic Event of Canada. In 1934 a plaque was unveiled in the Cornwall Post Office.

Loyalist Memorial – Chrysler Farm Battlefield Park
The Loyalist Memorial is located in Crysler Farm Battlefield Park adjacent to Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario.

Ontario Monuments - Ottawa area

McMartin House Plaque – Perth
McMartin House with its Loyalist Georgian design was designated in 1972 as a National Historic Site of Canada.

Ontario Monuments, North Shore of Lake Ontario (Kingston to Adolphustown to Toronto)

Crawford Purchase – Kingston, Ontario
The Crawford Purchase of land for Loyalist settlers from the Mississauga in 1783 was recognized as a National Historic Event of Canada in 1929. A plaque was erected in 1934 at the front entrance to the barracks at Fort Frontenac, Kingston, Ontario

Early Land Survey in Ontario - Kingston, Ontario
This plaque recognizes the establishment of the first four townships in Quinte area, for Loyalist settlers in 1783.

UEL Monument At Adolphustown - Adolphustown, Ontario
The oldest monument dedicated to the United Empire Loyalists of Ontario is located in the United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre and Park, in historic Adolphustown, Ontario, now part of the Town of Greater Napanee.

Loyalist Landing Place Plaque - Adolphustown, Ontario
This plaque, located in the United Empire Loyalist Heritage Centre and Park at Adolphustown, Ontario was dedicated on 20 June 1959.

Loyalist Memorial Church Plaque - Adolphustown, Ontario
This plaque marks the building of St. Paul’s Anglican Church at Adolphustown in 1822. It is located on the north side of the Loyalist Parkway, east of the UEL Heritage Centre.

UEL Log Cabin Monument – Belleville, Ontario
The Log Cabin Monument of the United Empire Loyalists at Dundas & Front Street, Belleville.
Unveiled September 1924. Relocated and refurbished 2005 with the addition of four new pillar/plaques and a dedicated flagpole donated by the Bay of Quinte Branch.

Queen's Park Legislative Chambers Memorial Plaque – Toronto, Ontario
The Loyalists in Upper Canada , a memorial plaque located on the second floor adjacent to the Legislature Chambers in the main Parliament Building at Queen's Park, Toronto – unveiled 27 May 1967

Major General The Hon. Aeneas Shaw Plaque – Toronto, Ontario
Plaque erected by the Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario, dedicated on 8 November 1969 on the grounds of Trinity Park, Toronto.

Ontario Monuments, Central-North

Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church Plaque – Edgar, Ontario
This church is the last built remnant of an African Canadian community uniquely rooted in the history of the United Empire Loyalists. It was designated in 2000 and plaqued in 2003.

Ontario Monuments, South-Western

UEL Monument – Hamilton, Ontario
A monument in front of the courthouse in Prince's Square, Hamilton, Ontario.
Reunveiled on Wednesday June 25, 1958 when the new Hamilton and Wentworth Co. courthouse was built.

Defenders of Upper Canada Plaque – Hamilton, Ontario
This permanent plaque was dedicated to the Defenders of Upper Canada by the Hamilton Branch UELAC on UEL Day, 19 June 2004 in the flower beds facing the United Empire Loyalists monument, Prince's Square, Hamilton.

Loyalist Plaque – Hamilton, Ontario
This plaque dedicated "In lasting memory of the United Empire Loyalists" was embedded in a huge boulder in Dundurn Park in 1927.

Memorial Park Boulder & Plaque – St. Catharines, Ontario
Memorial boulder with plaque and flagpole dedicated to the Loyalist Flag erected in Memorial Park, St. Catharines, Ontario — dedicated in 1934 and 2003.

Butler's Rangers Plaque – Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
A plaque dedicated to Butler's Rangers, the Loyalist force that raided American frontiers, 1777-83, can be found at Butler's Burying Ground, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Joseph Brant Monument – Brantford
A monument to Joseph Brant: warrior, mentor, translator, diplomat, and Indian affairs agent.

Young Commemorative Plaque – Indiana, Ontario
A plaque on large granite stone located at Young Cemetery, Seneca Township, Haldimand County, Ontario (between Cayuga and York)– dedicated to Adam Young and his family 12 September 1998.

United Empire Loyalist Memorial – Colborne Township
A memorial and plaque marking the bicentennial of the arrival of the Loyalists in Ontario, located in Colborne Township, Huron County.

Rudoph Huffman II Memorial – Huffman Cemetery, Cloverdale Beach, Colchester South, Essex County, Ontario.
A commemorative stone dedicated to Rudoph Huffman UE and his family, early settlers in Essex County.

Alexander McCormick Plaque – Colchester South Township, Essex County
A plaque and commemorative stones for Alexander McCormick and his wife Elizabeth Turner. McCormick was a trader and Indian agent for the Indian Department. Dedicated 20 October 2003.

Gosfield Cemetery – Kingsville
Gosfield Cemetery is Kingsville's only known Negro Cemetery. It was dedicated on Saturday, September 3, 2005 with the unveiling of a special monument. It is the final resting place of some of Kingsville's early Black settlers.

Loyalist Rose Plaque – Kingsville
This simple plaque was embedded in a small boulder from Jack Miner's farm to commemorate the planting of the Loyalist roses by the newly formed Bicentennial branch UELAC in 1984.

Simon Girty - Plaque – Malden (near Windsor)
Memorial stone and plaque for Simon Girty, lieutenant, British Indian Department, negotiator, interpreter, scout, and military leader.
Erected by the Bicentennial and Toronto Branches of the UELAC with assistance of the Ontario Heritage Foundation

Manitoba Monuments

Loyalist Plaque – Winnipeg, Manitoba
A UEL Plaque, 1967, in the Manitoba Legislature Building by the entrance to the Archives. Unveiled 29 May 1968.

Saskatchewan Monuments

Loyalist Cairn – Regina, Saskatchewan
Cairn with plaques commemorating the Loyalist pioneers who partly settled Saskatchewan. Erected by Regina Branch in 2005.

Loyalist Commemoratives - Stamps, Coins and Plates

Loyalist Stamps

Loyalists have been honoured as a group and individually on stamps by Canada Post: Overview of stamps.

Loyalist Coins

Loyalists have been honoured on coins.