National Historic Landmark · artillery fort · Youngstown, New York

North Redoubt

State historic site of New York, US in Youngstown, New York. Built 1678. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

48 Old Fort Niagara 2nd floor sleep area outer unit48 Old Fort Niagara cannon storage48 Old Fort Niagara cannons48 Old Fort Niagara castle sleep area inlisted men
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Niagara

Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically control of access between the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, the easternmost of the Great Lakes. The fort is on the river's eastern bank at its mouth on Lake Ontario. Youngstown, New York, later developed nearby.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressN of Youngstown on NY 18, Youngstown vicinity, NY
CountyNiagara County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000556
Built1678
Type of placeartillery fort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources6 buildings, 2 sites
StandingYes

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AddressN of Youngstown on NY 18, Youngstown, NY
Websiteoldfortniagara.org
Coordinates43.26367, -79.06268 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site · 27 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000556. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.