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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Fort Niagara - Program at the October 6, 2018 General Gause 1812 Meeting

Vice-President, Cindy Sellers gave an introduction to Fort Niagara prior to showing the 1812 members a video about the Fort at our October 6th meeting, which was held at the in Southport, at the Sushi and Gourmet Restaurant. 


Facts about Fort Niagara:

Fort Niagara is a fortification originally built to protect the interests of New France in North America. It is located near Youngstown, New York, on the eastern bank of the Niagara River at its mouth, on Lake Ontario.Wikipedia
Opened1726
Area250 acres
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960
Did you knowThe history of Old Fort Niagara spans more than 300 years. ny.gov