Signal Hill National Historic Site

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Signal Hill National Historic Site is a historic fortification in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, known for its military significance and as the site of Guglielmo Marconi’s first transatlantic wireless signal reception.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic fortification
national historic site
country Canada
elevation approximately 167 metres above sea level
event reception of first transatlantic wireless signal
eventDate 1901
eventParticipant Guglielmo Marconi
governingBody Parks Canada
hasCommemoration memorials to military history
monuments and plaques to Marconi’s wireless experiments
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
hasPart Cabot Tower
Queen’s Battery
barracks ruins
visitor centre
walking trails
hasStructureStyle 19th-century defensive architecture
hasView Cape Spear area
linked to: Cape Spear (nearby)

The Narrows
city of St. John’s
linked to: St. John’s
heritageDesignationBy Government of Canada
knownFor military significance
panoramic views of St. John’s and the Atlantic Ocean
role in early wireless communication
site of first transatlantic wireless signal reception
locatedIn Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s
locatedOn Avalon Peninsula
managedBy Parks Canada
near downtown St. John’s
offersActivity guided tours
hiking
historical interpretation programs
military reenactments
overlooks Atlantic Ocean
St. John’s Harbour
touristSeason primarily summer
usedDuring American Revolutionary War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

Seven Years’ War
linked to: Seven Years' War

War of 1812
usedFor coastal defence
harbour defence
military signalling
wireless communication experiments

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Parks Canada responsibleFor Signal Hill National Historic Site
Cape Spear hasNearbyProtectedArea Signal Hill National Historic Site (regionally nearby)
subject linked to: Cape Spear (nearby)
linked to: Signal Hill National Historic Site
Battle of Signal Hill hasSite Signal Hill National Historic Site
Battle of Signal Hill memorializedBy Signal Hill National Historic Site