Sir John A. Macdonald united Canada by creating the CPR.

 Prime Minister Macdonald created the Canadian Pacific Railway to connect this country, and he wanted to prevent the annexation of Canada to the United States of America. "Sir John A. Macdonald's dream for Canada was to extend the country from sea to sea and connect it with a transcontinental railway. He believed this would create a sense of geographical coherence and national sovereignty." (From: BC Open Textbooks.) The railway was built from 1881 to 1885.

Kingston, Ontario is a very popular tourism destination. Do not sell monumental buildings--- Bellevue House, the Penitentiary; the Isabel MacNeill House; Stone Gables; Rockwood; and the Martello Towers (Martello Towers in Great Britain were privatized and featured on a real estate program called Location, Location, Location.) 

  I loved to visit the museums, Fort Henry and Macdonald Memorial Park where my husband windsurfed. I travelled to Wolfe Island on the ferry.

Limestone Buildings

• The Pen
• Prison for Women
• Fort Henry
• Frontenac County Courthouse
• The Martello Towers
• Royal Military College
• Kingston General Hospital
• Kingston City Hall
• Rockwood Psychiatric Hospital
• Queen's University
• The Armoury
• Sisters of the Providence of St. Vincent de Paul - 1200 Princess Street
• Church of the Good Thief
• Stone Gables
• Old Kingston Post Office

The Martello Tower in Ireland where the singer Bono lived. Credit: Jonathan Schilling.

The Martello Towers in Canada are still owned by the people:

 Directory of Federal Real Property Number 09473 - Murney Tower National Historic Site

Organization: Parks Canada Agency

Uses (s): Parks and Recreation

Interest: Crown Owned

Address: Macdonald Park

Municipality: Kingston, ON

Land Area: (ha) 0.1659

Buildings: 1

Floor Area: (sq. m.) 1,100