John Weir Foote, VC, CD Armoury

History:	The Lieutenant-Colonel John Weir Foote, VC, CD Armoury was officially recognized as a National Historic Site in 1989. Here is a link to an article about the Armoury on Canada's Historic Places website. Here is a link to Lieutenant-Colonel Foote's biography on the National Defence website. The Armoury was built on the site of a drill hall which was erected in 1863 and which burned to the ground in 1886. View Spectator articles about the opening and destruction of the original drill hall.
Location:	200 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2L1
GPS:	43.261595, -79.866697

Here is a slideshow of details
of the outside of the building

Links:
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
Memorial Pavilion
Cpl Nathan Cirillo Leash Free Area
R.H.L.I. Clubhouse
Dieppe Veterans' Memorial Park
Dieppe, France

Here is a slideshow of Memorial Plaques
inside the building

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