Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. The given name Oscar does also derive from the Old English ÅsgÄr, which is of an entirely different origin (from two Old English elements meaning god and spear).
Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is located midway between Toronto and Montreal. The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east.
Fort Frontenac National Historic Site of Canada is an archaeological site located beneath the intersection of Ontario Street and Place DâArmes in Kingston, Ontario. The site extends under four stone buildings, constructed during the 1820s as part of the former TÃªte du Pont Barracks on the southern portion of ground previously occupied by the original French fort.