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and their grandson, Alex
Jones at Fort Niagara State Park and Lake Ontario plus Old Fort Niagara Lighthouse and Old Fort Niagara with their grandson July 27, 2011 |
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| Fort Niagara State Park is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York, northwest of Youngstown, New York. Historic Old Fort Niagara is located within the park. | |
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The two RV Gypsies could
barely see the Toronto Skyline and the buildings described below. |
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Below: Lake Ontario |
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All the rocks shown in the
photo below were covered with crystal clear water in Lake Ontario at Fort
Niagara State Park - no swimming or wading allowed. |
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Below: Old Fort Niagara
Lighthouse |
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is the 3rd lighthouse at Fort Niagara. Built in 1872, the 50 foot octagonal
stone tower was completed on the lake shoreline just south of the fort.
This new tower had 11 feet added to its height in 1900 making it 61 feet
tall, enabling its beacon to shine out some 25 miles over Lake Ontario.
The deactivated lighthouse is one of many exhibits in Old Fort Niagara State Park, where it watches over the park's numerous military reenactments. |
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Below: Lee Duquette and
his grandsonm Alex Jones, at the entrance to the museum and grounds of
Old Fort Niagara. |
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Below: Karen Duquette and
her grandson ready to enter Old Fort Niagara |
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Below: Karen Duquette said, "Push really hard Alex - it is a very heavy door". |
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| 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. The restored fort is the scene of frequent historical reenactments of 18th century battles that took place on the site, as well as period dances, fund raisers and other special events. Fort Niagara is a State Historic Site known as Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site. | |
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fort played a significant part in the French and Indian War, and fell to
the British in a nineteen day siege in July 1759, called the Battle of Fort
Niagara. The French relief force sent for the besieged garrison was ambushed
at the Battle of La Belle-Famille, and the commander of the post, Pierre
Pouchot, surrendered the fort to the British commander, Sir William Johnson,
who initially led the New York Militia. The Irish-born Johnson was not the
original commander of the expedition, but became its leader when General
Prideaux literally lost his head, stepping in front of a mortar being test-fired
during the siege. The fort remained in British hands for the next thirty-seven
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| Anyone know what these game boards are?? If so, please e-mail the two RV Gypsies by using the "e-mail us" button at the bottom of this page. | |
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The sub-menu
below has ten sections of Niagara Falls in the USA that you may visit in any order
you choose. The page you are on is not underlined and cannot be chosen from here. There is also a link to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls below, and a Flashback to1968. |
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Fort Niagara and Niagara Lighthouse
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you have visited all of the above sections, please continue on toNiagara Falls on the Canadian side - Journey Behind the Falls and a view of the falls taken from the Skylon Tower
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