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Edward visited Upper Canada (Ontario) eight months after its creation by the
Quebec proclamation of the Constitution Act of 1791 (becoming the first member
of the Royal Family to visit the area). Touring the various Loyalist
settlements in the new province, as well as meeting with delegations of First
Nations, Edward helped foster a new British identity for Upper Canada. Hosted
by Lieutenant Governor Simcoe in Newark, Prince Edward made a point of visiting
forts Niagara and Scholsser (inserting himself in a boundary dispute with the
United States).
Honouring Prince Edward in Ontario
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Ontario Communities visited by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent:
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