Fort George (7)
Fort George (7) (1796-1824) - First established in 1796 in present day Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Abandoned in 1824.
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Fort George (7) History
Fort George was built between 1796 and 1799 as a replacement for Fort Niagara. Fort Niagara was lost to the British as one of six British western forts returned to the United States in the 1796 Jay treaty.
The fort was built as palisaded earthworks with six named bastions and three internal blockhouses. The north and south blockhouses were rectangular two story structures with the second floor overhanging the first. The middle blockhouse was a large rectangular two story structure roughly twice the size of the other blockhouses.
Current Status
Must See! Part of Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. This is a reconstructed fort with only one original structure, the stone powder magazine. Many mounted and unmounted period cannons.
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Location: Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Maps & Images Lat: 43.250833 Long: -79.061111 |
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Visited: 8 Aug 2012
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