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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1407_lumber-port_North-Tonawanda-NY.html
In the late 19th centurythis area was the largestlumber port in the world
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12QO_fort-joncaire_Lewiston-NY.html
2nd building in LewistonBuilt 1720 near this spotA palisaded trading postFirst French Fort onNiagara River
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12QE_la-salle-built-the-griffon_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Hereabout in May, 1679Robert Cavelier de La SalleBuilt the Griffon, "of sixtytons burthen," the first vesselto sail the Upper Lakes.—————Erected by Niagara Frontier Historical SocietyandPresented to Niagara Frontier L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12P2_the-battle-of-queenston-heights_Lewiston-NY.html
From this point on October 13, 1812, U.S. troops launched an invasion of Queenston Heights, Canada in an attempt to seize Fort George and control the river.The Battle was a disaster for the Americans, as they suffered heavy losses and ultimately s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12OY_the-battle-of-queenston-heights_Lewiston-NY.html
On this day, Major General Stephen Van Rensselaer launched a U.S. attack on British Canada with an assault force of regulars and militia. Initially they were pinned down along the shore until Captain John Ellis Wool and his men scaled the heights …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10S3_portage-road_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Following the Footsteps of the FamousAlong this very road Native Americans, explorers, traders, and soldiers passed for centuries to get around the Niagara Falls and Gorge. Merchants cashed in on trade goods, troops fought for safe passage, and th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10S1_old-blockhouse_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Here stood one of a line ofblockhouses built 1764 byMontresor to protect theArmy of Bradstreet fromIndian massacres on march
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10RX_portage-road_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
An Indian Trail usedbefore white men settled inAmerica. Highway for Frenchfur trade. Later improved byBritish as Military Road.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10RK_historic-falls-portage_Niagara-Falls-NY.html
Portage Road, constructed on an old Indian trail,was used to transport goods around the falls fromthe Lewiston Landing to Fort Schlosser on theupper river. It held the key to governing theentire Great Lakes area and theMississippi-Ohio valleys. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGR_old-fort-niagara_Youngstown-NY.html
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, erec…