The Niagara Portage: Gateway to the West

The Niagara Portage: Gateway to the West (HM19VM)

Location: Youngstown, NY 14174 Niagara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 15.725', W 79° 3.671'

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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 Niagara controlled this strategically vital portage. Travelers could begin their journey by land at the fort, or venture seven miles upriver and go ashore at the Lower Landing (Lewiston, New York). In either case, they first had to pass under the guns of Fort Niagara.

The portage road left the main gate at Fort Niagara and followed the Niagara until it reached the Lower Landing. Then it climbed the steep Niagara escarpment and continued south over relatively level terrain to the Upper Landing above Niagara Falls. There, travelers reentered the Niagara River and continued their voyage to the west.
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 12:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 657358 N 4791744
Decimal Degrees43.26208333, -79.06118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 15.725', W 79° 3.671'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 15' 43.50" N, 79° 3' 40.26" W
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Area Code(s)716
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20437 Scott Ave, Youngstown NY 14174, US
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