FORT NIAGARA

post on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River, NW N.Y. It was strategically located on the water route to the fur lands. French explorer Robert LaSalle erected a blockhouse on the river in 1679; in 1726 a stone fort overlooking the river was completed. A British force, led by Sir William Johnson, captured Fort Niagara in 1759 during the French and Indian War (see under French and Indian Wars). The British held the fort until 1796, when it was turned over to the United States by Jay's Treaty. During the War of 1812, the British captured Fort Niagara but returned it to the United States in 1815. The fort remained a U.S. military post until 1946. It is now a New York state park.

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books on: Fort Niagara  - 3483 results

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Anthology and Bibliography of Niagara Falls - Vol. 1
Book by Charles Mason Dow; J.B. Lyon Company Printers, 1921
Subjects: Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls--Bibliography
...1753 , we went on by land. From Fort Niagara we ascended the three mountains...empties into Lake Ontario near Fort Niagara. 1753 Severance The approaches...Ontario, fifteen leagues beyond Fort Niagara. This is a certain sign of rain...
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Fort Laurens, 1778-1779: The Revolutionary War in Ohio
Book by Thomas I. Pieper, James B. Gidney; Kent State University Press, 1976
Subjects: Northwest, Old--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Ohio--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
...against the Six Nationscountry at Fort Niagara was planned with the command...that regiment to Detroit from Fort Niagara the previous October and had...planning a counterstrike against Fort Laurens from Niagara. For this strategic reason...
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The Age of Hate: Andrew Johnson and the Radicals
Book by George Fort Milton; Coward-McCann, 1930
Subjects: Johnson, Andrew--1808-1875, Presidents--United States--Biography, United States--Politics and government--1865-1869, United States--Politics and government--Civil War
...JOHNSON AND THE RADICALS by GEORGE FORT MILTON NEW YORK COWARD-MCCANN, INC...completion of the manuscript. GEORGE FORT MILTON. Chattanooga, Tennessee July...P. G. T. Beauregard had opened fire on Fort Sumter. But the political situation, as...
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Warpaths: Invasions of North America
Book by Ian K. Steele; Oxford University Press, 1994
Subjects: Ethnohistory--United States, Europe--Colonies--America--Administration, Indians Of North America--First Contact With Europeans, Indians Of North America--History--Sources, Indians Of North America--Wars--1600-1750
...English Atlantic, 1675-1740 Betrayals: Fort William Henry and the "Massacre" WARPATHS...80 7. Dutch Fort Orange Albany and the Five Nations, 1624-1684...2. Susquehannock Fort on the Potomac, ca. 1675 54...
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The U.S. Army in the War of 1812: An Operational and Command Study
Book by Robert S. Quimby; Michigan State University Press, 1997
Subjects: Command Of Troops, United States--Army--History--War Of 1812, United States--History--War Of 1812--Campaigns
...Ontario, and the Niagara posts, the chief of which was Fort George, at the mouth...line of pickets , Fort Malden, the Niagara posts, York, and...boat and arrived at Fort George in thirty...British side of the Niagara, but the men were...
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Institutions, Intergroup Competition, and the Evolution of Hotel Populations around Niagara Falls
Journal article by Paul Ingram, Crist Inman; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 41, 1996
Subjects: Associations, institutions, etc.--Social aspects, Competition (Economics)--Analysis, Hotels and motels--Management, Niagara Falls, New York--Hotels and motels
...1950s, the Ontario park had experienced impressive expansion: A scenic highway was built along the length of the Niagara River; Fort George, a strategic site in the War of 1812, was restored and opened to the public; a floral clock 40 feet in diameter...
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Soldiers of 1814: American Enlisted Men's Memoirs of the Niagara Campaign
Journal article; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 28, 1998
Subjects: Canadian history, 1791-1841, United States--Military aspects, War of 1812
...Graves, ed. Young-stown, NY: Old Fort Niagara Association, 1995. 80 pp...American tourists driving along the Niagara Parkway between Fort Erie and Niagara Falls may be...And, indeed, visitors to Old Fort Niagara who pick up this little book...
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A Survey of Cross-Border Trade at a Time of Heightened Security: The Case of the Niagara Bi-National Region
Journal article by Alan D. Macpherson, James E. Mcconnell; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 37, 2007
Subjects: Antiterrorism measures, Border security, International trade--Evaluation, North America--International economic relations, North America--Safety and security measures
...move across the border in this region each day. In fact, the Niagara region is second only to the Detroit-Windsor crossing for the...for example, the Peace Bridge (which connects Buffalo with Fort Erie) handles more than 6,000 truck crossings per day, along...
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After the Conquest: Michilimackinac, a Borderland in Transition, 1760-1763
Journal article by Keith R. Widder; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 34, 2008
Subjects: Boundaries (Geography)--Social aspects, Boundaries--Social aspects, British history, 1714-1815, British-Native American relations--Military aspects, Canadian history, 1763-1791, Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan--History
...garrisons, however, held Fort Detroit, Fort Niagara, and Fort Pitt, which enabled Britain...entrepot of all those which are above Fort Niagara in the southern region. (11) The...Dunnigan (Youngstown, N.Y.: Old Fort Niagara Association, 1994), 121. (28) Henry...
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Criminal Boundaries: The Frontier and the Contours of Upper Canadian Justice, 1792-1840
Journal article by David Murray; American Review of Canadian Studies, Vol. 26, 1997
Subjects: Administration of justice--Ontario
...the United States at Niagara Falls or Fort Erie, or when we enter...the American army at Fort Niagara attempted to reach the...Youngstown, New York to Fort George right under the...border, especially at Niagara, "must have been nearly...
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1.
Town Full of Charms in Ontario
Magazine article by Mary Margaret Green; World and I, Vol. 19, October 2004
Subjects: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario--Description and travel
...the entrance to town; Fort Niagara across the mouth of the...Youngstown, New York; and Fort Erie, about 37 miles south of Niagara-on-the-Lake via the scenic Niagara Parkway--offer interesting...special events. Another, Fort Mississauga, built between...
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Multiculturalism and the American Revolution of 1776: A Response to David Lyons
Magazine article by John Bellamy Foster; Monthly Review, Vol. 45, April 1994
Subjects: Racism--History, United States history, United States history--Revolution, 1775-1783
...In July 1759 the Iroquois helped defeat the French at Fort Niagara, the strategic French fur-trading post on Lake Ontario. The loss of Fort Niagara shattered the French empire in North America. Quebec...
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The Image Connection
Magazine article by M. Larry Shillito; PSA Journal, Vol. 60, January 1994
Subjects: Camera clubs--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Photographic Society of America--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Rochester, New York--Recreational aspects
...rides, shows, attractions, and a 2,000-site campground. Buffalo and Niagara Falls are only 90 miles away as well as old Fort Niagara. Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame lie to the southeast and Chataqua, the quaint Victorian village, is to the...
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Products
Magazine article; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 68, January 2006
Subjects: Safety equipment and supplies industry, Safety equipment industry
...Francisco, CA Fitness On The Job, Forty Fort, PA Jemarkel Health-Tech L.L.C., Valparaiso...Pittsburgh, PA Fitness On The Job, Forty Fort, PA Fuji Photo Film USA Inc., Hanover Park...Inc., Reno, NV Fitness On The Job, Forty Fort, PA GOJO Industries, Akron, OH Valley Health...
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Toronto: Patricia Cleveland-Peck Visits a Canadian City That Looks to the Future Yet Has an Intriguing Past
Magazine article by Patricia Cleveland-Peck; History Today, Vol. 57, April 2007
Subjects: Cities and towns--Description and travel, Cities and towns--History, Toronto, Ontario--Description and travel, Toronto, Ontario--History
...military sites including Historic Fort George and Butlers Barracks restored...and open to visitors and its own Niagara Historical Society Museum--and...Society Museum 43 Castlereagh St Niagara on the Lake Historic Fort York 110 Garrison Road St Lawrence...
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Fort Augusta Key to Saving Pennsylvania; Enabled British to March West, Drive out French
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), July 23, 2009
Subjects: French and Indian War, 1754-1763, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, United States history--French and Indian War, 1755-1763
...Louisburg, Quebec, Frontenac, Oswego, Niagara, Detroit, St. Louis and New Orleans...frontier near where the French built Fort Duquesne (at the junction of the...British and Colonial forces seized Fort Niagara to the west, advanced north through...
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Town Full of Charms in Ontario; Theaters, Golf, Vineyards
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 24, 2004
...the entrance to town; Fort Niagara across the mouth of the...Youngstown, N.Y.; and Fort Erie, about 37 miles south of Niagara-on-the-Lake via the scenic Niagara Parkway - offer interesting...special events. Another, Fort Mississauga, built between...
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Revisiting U.S. History
Newspaper article by J.S. Fletcher, Kathy M. Newbern; The Washington Times, September 15, 2001
...states, "We look upon ourselves as mediators between the two parties." The British rewarded him with imprisonment at Fort Niagara for trying to keep his tribe out of the war. You learn that Boston King and Jehu Grant were two slaves who chose different...
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Make Some Misty, Water-Colored Memories
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 2, 2006
...forts within a 15-minute drive of the falls. Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake and Old Fort Erie were instrumental in protecting Upper Canada...re-enactments and living- history events. Walk the Niagara Freedom Trail, a set of 15 monuments marking...
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Wine, Theater and One Gigantic Waterfall Mix It Up in Canada's Great Lakes Playground
Newspaper article by Mike Michaelson; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 29, 2005
...and Marmalades, a Niagara fixture since 1927...their retreat. Fort George has been...under and into Niagaras famous cataracts...another 20 miles to Fort Erie and tour a historic fort that contains relics...Tourism. If you go Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario...
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encyclopedia articles on: Fort Niagara  - 27 results

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1.
Fort Niagara
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FORT NIAGARA post on the southern shore of Lake...led by Sir William Johnson, captured Fort Niagara in 1759 during the French and Indian...the War of 1812, the British captured Fort Niagara but returned it to the United States...
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Niagara, Fort
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NIAGARA, FORT see Fort Niagara . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Niagara , River, United States and Canada
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ont., Canada. It flows...Grand Island and over Niagara Falls to Lake Ontario...water from the river above Niagara Falls to generating plants. Many bridges cross the Niagara River, notably Peace Bridge...
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Niagara-On-The-Lake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Canada, renaming it Newark. The legislature met there until 1796. Fort George, built (1796 99) to defend the settlement, was taken...States but retaken in the same year. The town, officially called Niagara-on-the-Lake to distinguish it from the Canadian and U.S. cities...
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Fort Erie
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FORT ERIE town (1990 pop. 23,253), S Ont., Canada, on the Niagara River, opposite Buffalo, N.Y. A number of branch factories...the United States by bridge. Lumber is a chief industry. Fort Erie was built in 1764 and was taken from the British in...
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