 Established in 1904 as the first Canadian national park east of the Rockies, it is also the smallest of the national parks.Front of Yonge is named for the Right Honorable Sir George Yonge, a British Secretary during the War of 1812.Officially designated as Front of Yonge in 1859 this township, the nearby Front of Escott and Front of Lansdowne were the only three municipalities with "Front" in their names because they all border the St. Lawrence river.