The three-story, wedge-shaped brick complex on Ricardo Street, known as King’s Point, harbours many
secrets - 9000 years of them. At the NOTL Museum’s next lecture “9,000 Years of Niagara-on-the-Lake
History: A View from King’s Point”, on Thursday July 17 th , Archaeologist Martin Cooper will dig deep
into the significance of the site and its archeological history. Cooper has been involved in archaeology in
Ontario for over forty years and is a Senior Archaeologist with Archaeological Services Inc. (ASI), the
largest heritage consulting company in Ontario.
“When the Kings Point site was discovered in 1998, it yielded more than 26,000 pre-contact artifacts,”
said Cooper. “It’s an enormously rich and important archaeological site and represents 9,000 years of
continuous Indigenous occupation.” One of Martin Cooper’s main areas of interest is the Neutral
Nation’s occupation of the southeastern Niagara peninsula, and Indigenous history of Niagara in
general.
“You can see how this site was used most frequently by hunter-gatherers between 5,500 to 3,000 years
ago, and again 2,000 to 1,500 years ago,” says Cooper. “Plus, the site also revealed significant evidence
related to the War of 1812.”
King’s Point is located at the mouth of the Niagara River where it flows into Lake Ontario. Today, the
property features 90 residential units, bordered by the NOTL sailing club and the Pumphouse Art Centre,
all overlooked by Fort George National Historic Site. If you're intrigued by this remarkable site and eager
to learn more about Early to Late Woodland Period lithics and pottery fragments—or Archaic projectile
points—join Martin Cooper at the NOTL Museum on Thursday, July 17th at 7:30pm, when he illustrates
the astonishing significance of the history under our feet.
What: 9,000 Years of Niagara-on-the-Lake History: A View from King’s Point
Where: NOTL Museum, 43 Castlereagh Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON.
When: Thursday July 17 th , 7:30pm.
Admission is free for Museum members or $15 for non-members.
Registration is required as space is limited. To register, please visit: www.notlmuseum/whatson
For more information, call the NOTL Museum: 905 468 3912.