Fort Ontario
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fort Ontario
Location:	Oswego, New York
Built/Founded:	1839
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Added to NRHP:	December 18, 1970
NRHP Reference#:	70000426[1]
Governing body:	State

Fort Ontario is an historic fort situated by the City of Oswego, in Oswego County, New York in the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Oswego is a City in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18096 at the 2000 census. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oswego is a City in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18096 at the 2000 census. Oswego County is a County located in the US state of New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Fort Ontario was one of several forts erected by the British to protect the area around the east end of Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The original Fort Ontario was erected in 1755, during the French and Indian War. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. At that time its name was the "Fort of the Six Nations," but the fort was destroyed by French forces and was rebuilt in 1759. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

During the American Revolution, a detachment from the 3rd New York Regiment destroyed the fort in July, 1778, after the British abandoned it. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Footnotes The British returned and rebuilt the fort in 1782. There was an aborted attack on the fort by Marinus Willet in 1783. Marinus Willett ( July 31, 1740 &ndash August 22, 1830) was an American soldier and political leader from New York The British held the fort until 1796 after the signing of Jay's Treaty. The Jay Treaty, also known as the Treaty of London of 1794, between the United States and Great Britain averted war solved many issues left over from

2nd Brigade of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division called Fort Ontario home until the brigade was inactivated on June 1, 1940. The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army &mdashnicknamed “ The Big Red One ” after its Shoulder patch; and also nicknamed " The Fighting

During World War II Fort Ontario was home to approximately 982 Jewish refugees, from August 1944 to February 1946. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Fort Ontario was the first and only attempt by the United States to shelter Jewish refugees during the war. After the end of the war the refugees were kept in internment due to disagreements concerning whether or not to allow them to become United States citizens. In January of 1946, the decision was made to allow them to become citizens, and by February all of the Jewish refugees were allowed to leave Fort Ontario.

The restored fort is open to the public as a state historic site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of ^[1]

Fort Ontario was built with two other forts in the period, Fort George and Fort Oswego. Fort Oswego was an important Frontier post for British traders in the 18th century

References

1. ^ ^{a b} National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor

• Graymont, Barbara, The Iroquois in the American Revolution, 1972, ISBN 0-8156-0083-6

External links

• Historic Fort Ontario
• Fort Ontario State Historic Site, official site
• Friends of Fort Ontario

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