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Most Western New Yorkers know a little about the history of Old Fort Niagara. What hasn’t always been clear is the role of African Americans at the…
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Fort Niagara has been a lot of things throughout its 300-plus-year history. It was a crucial military post for France, Great Britain and eventually the…
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RIT has completed another one of its “Big Shot” photographs, with the latest venue in Western New York.On Saturday night, about 825 volunteers including…
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The 33rd “Big Shot” community photo project will focus on Old Fort Niagara next month. Rochester Institute of Technology's annual photographic challenge…
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If you’ve ever been to Old Fort Niagara, perhaps you can picture the narrow 19th-century gateways that lead into the popular Youngstown tourist…
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The ongoing lake shore erosion in Youngstown is now threatening one of the buildings at Old Fort Niagara. A reinforced concrete and masonry seawall…
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If you’ve ever wondered how being in the military has changed over the course of time, Old Fort Niagara is sponsoring a series of events that begin…
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It’s sometimes called “the forgotten war,” and this weekend, local residents will have a chance to learn more about the War of 1812 in a unique way.Old…
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Area shorelines received a facelift as volunteers descended upon 40 area sites for the 30th annual Great Lakes Beach Sweep.The local cleanup is a small…
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The Buffalo History Museum kicked-off the last year of the War of 1812 bicentennial Wednesday with the firing of muskets. This year a series of events…