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The Main (East) Gate

Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted November, 2015

Photo Source - Fort York and Garrison Common Maps

At the west end of a pedestrian footbridge leading from Bathurst Street to Fort York can be seen this Fort York plaque. Here's what it says:

Coordinates: 43.639537 -79.401666

The East Gate at Fort York faced the Town of York, located two kilometres away. Military personnel, civilian visitors and contractors entered and exited through this gate and were checked in and out routinely by army staff in the Guard House, which was located just inside the fort's walls. Those making their way to and from the fort also had to cross over Garrison Creek by way of a wooden bridge.

Related webpages
Town of York
Garrison Creek

Other plaques in this series
Garrison Common and the Battle of York
Grand Magazine and Explosion Crater
Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground
West Curtain Wall and Dry Moat
The Western Battery and The Battle of York

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