Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène - Montréal, Québec, Canada - WWII Prisoner of War Camps on Waymarking.com

Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène was constructed in the early 1820s as an arsenal in the defensive chain of forts built to protect Canada from a threat of American invasion.

The fort served as arsenal and a storage facility for weapons and equipment. It was transformed into a military prison after the rebellions of 1837. The complex was however ravaged by fire in 1848, only to be rebuilt in 1863-1864.

After the British Army left the fort for ruin, it became part of the City of Montreal. In the 1930s, it was restored as part of a job creation project during the Great Depression. During the Second World War, it was used as an internment camp for Italian Canadians.

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