The year 1793 saw the founding of the Town of York and the construction of Fort York, a military establishment west of the Town site at the mouth of Garrison Creek which was intended to control entry to the town's harbour. Much of the fort was destroyed during the War of 1812. The current fort was rebuilt between 1813 and 1815 and now represents the best preserved fort of that era in North America. The army continued to use Fort York for training until the 1930s, and in 1934, it was opened as a historic site museum.