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.
What it is
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
| Property type | Building |
| Address | N of Youngstown on NY 18, Youngstown vicinity, NY |
| County | Niagara County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000556 |
| Built | 1678 |
| Type of place | artillery fort |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 6 buildings, 2 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Address | N of Youngstown on NY 18, Youngstown, NY |
| Website | oldfortniagara.org ↗ |
| Coordinates | 43.26367, -79.06268 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site · 27 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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.