Queenston

She has written articles on Laura Secord and has studied not just her story, but how her story and the woman herself has been presented over the years.

Initially in the 19th century, she was best known for her walk from Queenston, Ontario, which is a small village on the banks of the Niagara River, to a place called Beaver Dams, which is about 20 kilometres west of Queenston.

This walk took place in June 1813 during the War of 1812, and the purpose of that walk was to warn the British troops under the command of Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon of an impending American attack on them.

And because of that walk, it was said by her commemorators and at certain times by Secord herself, Fitzgibbon was able to thwart the American attack, win the Battle of Beaverdams, and help keep the Nyak Peninsula safe for the British.

She shows up a lot in Canadian history textbooks from the 1880s well into the 1930s.

Children's readers featured her as an important individual in the story of Canada.

There's two monuments that were erected to Secord, one at Lundy's Lane, which is in Niagara Falls, in 1901 and one at Queenston Heights in 1910.

This is the same place where the large statue of Isaac Brock was put up earlier in the 19th century.

Built in neoclassical style from 1855 to 1856, at a cost of $100,000, the three-story historic building has been owned by the city since 1974 when it was turned over by Niagara Region.

It was designed by Kavas Tully, one of Canada's leading architects, and constructed with evenly colored Queenstone lime.

In June of 1913, the building was gutted by a fire caused by defective electrical wiring.

When the flames were extinguished, only the first floor and stone exterior were left intact.