On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) 0.1 miles north of Lockport Street (New York State Route 93), on the right when traveling north.
Betsy Doyle Heroine of Fort Niagara carried hot shot to cannon, stood sentry duty, fled 310 miles to Greenbush, NY when enemy attacked fort in 1813. — — Map (db m80543) HM WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) north of Lockport Road (New York State Route 93), on the left when traveling north.
American warships silenced
the British guns after
2 hours of hard fighting.
The Americans had
captured Fort George and
the British retreated. — — Map (db m67349) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (Route 18F), on the right when traveling north.
Strategic Importance
When European explorers reached the Great Lakes, they realized that passage up the Niagara River would unlock routes to the west. Traveling by water from the lakes, they could reach the Ohio and Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m67492) HM
On River Road (New York State Route 18F at milepost 5.8), 0.1 miles south of Swain Road, on the right when traveling north.
Field of La Belle Famille —•— Where on July 24, 1759, French forces of Capt. Francois Le Marchand De Lignery and Capt. Charles Aubry, with Indian allies, hastening to the relief of Fort Niagara, were defeated by British and . . . — — Map (db m82545) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (Route 18F), on the right when traveling north.
Fort Niagara became a
prisoner of war (POW) camp
on June 12, 1944, to house Axis captives from
increased Allied victories in World War II.
One of 500 such camps in the United States,
Fort Niagara became the central command . . . — — Map (db m67368) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F), on the right when traveling north.
Thru This Archway Pass the Worlds Best Marksmen
Fort Niagara's
Rifle Range
In the 1870s, the United States Army began training soldiers in marksmanship. Prior to this, soldiers were not regularly trained to fire for . . . — — Map (db m67376) HM
On River Road (New York State Route 18F) north of Swain Road, on the left when traveling north.
On bank of river to west
is site of Fox Point Battery,
fifth in series of batteries
extending south from Fort
Niagara during War of 1812 — — Map (db m67340) HM
Near Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F) when traveling north.
[Text from the Center Tablet]:
This Agreement Between the United States and Great Britain in Eighteen Hundred Seventeen has Assumed the Force of an International Treaty
The Naval Force to be maintained upon the . . . — — Map (db m67410) HM
On River Road (New York State Route 18F) south of Swain Road, on the right when traveling north.
On the Battlefield of
La Belle Famille
Father Claude Joseph Virot S. J.
Chaplain of the French forces
was killed by the Iroquois
July 24, 1759. — — Map (db m67345) HM WM
On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) at Water Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
La Belle Famille At this battle British troops and native allies defeated French forces sealing Ft. Niagara's surrender July 24, 1759 — — Map (db m98388) HM
Near Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F) when traveling north.
Here at the mouth of the Niagara
Rene-Robert Cavelier,
Sieur De La Salle
raised the first rude palisades
of a fort and from this base began
his far voyaging in exploration
of Mid-America
the Ohio, the Great Lakes and the . . . — — Map (db m67442) HM
On Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Colonel Charles B. Morrow was commandant of Fort Niagara and the Commander of the 28th Infantry Regiment from 1930-1935. He untiringly devoted his service to the restoration of Old Fort Niagara, the expansion and beautification of the Army Post and . . . — — Map (db m140047) HM
The promontory at the outlet of the Niagara River into Lake Ontario was a strategic point for controlling the route to the interior Great Lakes region. The French early recognized its importance, and LaSalle, in 1678, and Denonville. In 1687, . . . — — Map (db m52519) HM
Near Old Lake Road, on the right when traveling west.
Old Fort Niagara has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m139974) HM
This reproduction 18th Century iron British 6-pounder cannon and Rudyerd field carriage are dedicated to the men and women who served their country at Fort Niagra. The Old Fort Niagara Association expresses its appreciation to the following . . . — — Map (db m140050) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling north.
First Light on the Great Lakes
You are standing near the site of the earliest lighthouse on the Great Lakes; a lantern room on the roof of the French Castle inside the fort. From that first whale oil fueled lantern, the Niagara . . . — — Map (db m67377) HM
On Scott Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Main Street (New York State Route 18F), on the right when traveling north.
In 1944-1945, Fort Niagara Prisoner of War Camp housed interned German and Austrian soldiers, sailors, and airmen captured in North Africa and Europe. — — Map (db m39971) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) north of Lockport Road (New York State Route 93), on the left when traveling north.
This battery was an important
factor in defense of the
Niagara frontier in War of 1812
so named because salt bags
were used in its construction — — Map (db m67353) HM
Near Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F) when traveling north.
This House,
The "Castle" of
Fort Niagara
was built by the French
1726, approximately on the
site occupied by La Salle
1678, and Denonville 1687.
Taken by the British
1759, it was held by them as
a base of warfare against . . . — — Map (db m67421) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) north of Lockport Road (New York State Route 93), on the left when traveling north.
July 24, 1759
At this location British troops set defenses against French reinforcements, intent on breaking the British siege of Fort Niagara. Though outnumbered, the British repelled the advance and assured the fall of the Fort. . . . — — Map (db m67347) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling north.
During the 18th century, the Niagara Portage provided one of the great access points to the interior of North America. Here, travelers from the east could reach the upper Great Lakes after a relatively short portage around Niagara Falls.
Fort . . . — — Map (db m67384) HM
On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (Route 18F), on the right when traveling north.
In July 1759, 2,300 British and New York troops, with about 900 Iroquois allies laid siege to French-held Fort Niagara. 19 days later, with its wall breached and a French relief force defeated only a mile away, Fort Niagara surrendered. . . . — — Map (db m67473) HM
