Category:Fort Amherst and the St. John's WWII Coastal Defences

**Fort Amherst**
	fort in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Instance of	fort;
Location	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Heritage designation	national historic site of Canada (1951–);
Inception	1813;
Different from	Fort Amherst;
	47° 33′ 48.96″ N, 52° 40′ 49.6″ W
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This category is for a cultural heritage site in Canada, number

12850

in the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

English: Located on a hilly promontory overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, at the entrance to the Narrows of St. John’s harbour, there are three historic sites:

Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada - a fort built by the British in 1777, of which there are no visible remains, now marked by a cairn;
St. John's WWII Coastal Defences National Historic Site of Canada - the fortications where Canadian and American gun batteries and Canadian air force squadrons protected the harbour during the Second World War; and
Fort Amherst Lighthouse - The first lighthouse in Newfoundland was built at Fort Amherst in 1810. The current lighthouse was built in 1951.

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Fort Amherst Lighthouse‎ (6 F)

Media in category "Fort Amherst and the St. John's WWII Coastal Defences"

The following 23 files are in this category, out of 23 total.

ClassicCafe TheNarrows AtDawn.jpg 2,382 × 1,596; 1.98 MB
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Fort Amherst (8297296676).jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 5.7 MB
Fort Amherst - Cahill Point.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 2.09 MB
Fort Amherst and Beyond! (8297295264).jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 5.67 MB
Fort Amherst and the St. John's WWII Coastal Defences July 2012.jpg 1,792 × 1,344; 615 KB
Fort Amherst Cold Cold Day - Flickr - pinemikey.jpg 762 × 504; 75 KB
Fort Amherst from Queen's Battery.jpg 1,024 × 683; 217 KB
Fort Amherst St. John's May 2022.jpg 5,970 × 3,980; 26.11 MB
Fort Amherst, Newfoundland.JPG 2,048 × 1,536; 1.44 MB
Fort Amherst, St. John's, Newfoundland.jpg 1,200 × 782; 418 KB
Fort Amherst, view from Signal Hill.jpg 4,608 × 3,072; 3.7 MB
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HMCS Corner Brook.jpg 964 × 702; 509 KB
Panorama of a pond near Fort Amherst on the East Coast trail in Newfoundland.jpg 3,392 × 720; 539 KB
St. John's Battery.jpg 3,352 × 2,184; 918 KB
St. John's WWII Coastal Defences 01.jpg 896 × 672; 145 KB
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The stone that marks the entrance to the East Coast trail near Fort Amherst - panoramio.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 3.14 MB