Here we have the spritely two-year-old Jane Walsh standing on top of a Board of Ordnance stone in 1937 near Queen and Nassau streets. At its very founding, Niagara-on-the-Lake was a British military town. The Board of Ordnance (BO as shown on the left side of the stone in the image) was responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition of all kinds. They were also in charge of the maintenance and construction of fortifications and barracks. This marker, with the additional broad arrow, notes that the stones are boundary markers for military properties. Each has a number that corresponds to various maps — this one is likely #36. These stones were erected around the perimeter of four properties in Niagara-on-the-Lake owned by the British military starting in 1823. Niagara-on-the-Lake, in fact, has the most intact ordnance boundary stones in a community than any other Town that originally had them. A recent project, led by museum board member Ted Rumble and his crew of volunteers and town staff, helped to shine a light on these artifacts throughout the community by resurfacing of the stones and providing protective fencing. There is a plaque about the stones located at King and Byron streets. Thank you to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and these volunteers for all their hard work. More information on these stones can be found at notlmuseum.ca/research/ordnance-boundary-stones.