Fort Ontario

Fort Ontario (HM1FBM)

Location: Oswego, NY 13126 Oswego County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 27.917', W 76° 30.508'

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Fort Ontario

Built by English under Governor Shirley 1755

Captured & destroyed by French

under Marquis of Montcalm 1756

Rebuilt by English under Lord Amherst 1759

Destroyed by Americans 1778 - Rebuilt by English 1782

Surrendered by English & garrisoned by United States 1796

Captured & destroyed by English fleet under Admiral Yeo 1814

Rebuilt of earth & timber by United States 1834-1842

Rebuilt of stone & concrete by United States 1863-1870

Post enlarged and built of brick by

United States 1903-1905
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HM NumberHM1FBM
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Year Placed1906
Placed ByThe Fort Oswego Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 10:20pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 377978 N 4813590
Decimal Degrees43.46528333, -76.50846667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 27.917', W 76° 30.508'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 27' 55.02" N, 76° 30' 30.48" W
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Area Code(s)315
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 29 Show Park Rd, Oswego NY 13126, US
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