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Standing on a bluff above Lake Ontario not far from Niagara Falls, Old
Fort Niagara has dominated the entrance to the Niagara River since 1726. The
colorful history of the site began even earlier, and continues to the present
day.
The fort
played an important role in the struggles of France, Great Britain, and the
United States to control the Great Lakes region of North America, and also
helped shape the destinies of the Iroquois (Six Nations) peoples and the nation
of Canada.
Today Old
Fort Niagara is a National Historic Landmark and New York State Historic Site
that welcomes more than 100,000 visitors every year. It offers a unique
collection of original military architecture and fortifications from the 18th
Century and the 19th Century, as well as living history events and programs,
historical exhibits and collections, archaeology, and education. [https://oldfortniagara.org/]
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