Stamford Township, Niagara Falls

#59 among attractions in Niagara Falls

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Stamford Township is a former incorporated and now geographic township in Upper Canada, later Ontario, on the Niagara Peninsula. It was originally designated Township #2 in the Home District of the Quebec Colony in Canada. Following the creation of Upper Canada in 1791, Township #2 was renamed Stamford and placed within the newly created County of Lincoln. When Lincoln county was divided into Lincoln and Welland counties in 1851, Township #2 was placed in Welland County. ()

Coordinates: 43°9'55"N, 79°3'52"W

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Stamford Township – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brock's Monument, Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Queenston Heights Park, RiverBrink Art Museum.

0.7 miSE
Historical place, Memorial
Brock's Monument, Niagara-on-the-Lake
18 min walk • Brock's Monument is a 56-metre column atop Queenston Heights in Queenston, Ontario, Canada, dedicated to Major General Sir Isaac Brock, one of Canada's heroes of the War of 1812.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, Niagara-on-the-Lake
33 min walk • The Lewiston–Queenston Bridge, also known as the Queenston–Lewiston Bridge, is an arch bridge that crosses the Niagara River gorge just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The bridge was officially opened on November 1, 1962. It is an international bridge between the United States and Canada.
0.7 miSE
Memorial, Park, Historical place
Queenston Heights Park
17 min walk • The Queenston Heights is a geographical feature of the Niagara Escarpment immediately above the village of Queenston, Ontario, Canada. Its geography is a promontory formed where the escarpment is divided by the Niagara River. The promontory forms a cliff face of approximately 100 m.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Art museum
RiverBrink Art Museum
14 min walk • RiverBrink Art Museum is located on the Niagara Parkway in the historic village of Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Open to the public since 1983, the museum is home to a unique collection of over 1,400 works by Canadian and international artists.
0.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Fort Drummond
19 min walk • Fort Drummond was the site of a redoubt and battery from the War of 1812 and located within Queenston Heights. The U-shaped structure was an earthworks rather than a wood, brick or rock construction.
0.4 miE
Town, Neighbourhood
Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake
12 min walk • Queenston is a compact rural community and unincorporated place 5 kilometres north of Niagara Falls in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
~1940 ftNE
Vernacular architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Willowbank Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake
10 min walk • Willowbank is a mansion in Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
0.6 miE
43°9'44"N • 79°3'13"W
Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - Niagara Parks Heritage, Niagara Falls
15 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Stamford Township?

Nearby attractions include Willowbank Estate, Niagara-on-the-Lake (10 min walk), Queenston, Niagara-on-the-Lake (12 min walk), Mackenzie Printery and Newspaper Museum - Niagara Parks Heritage, Niagara Falls (15 min walk), Brock's Monument, Niagara-on-the-Lake (18 min walk).