1726: The French built the two-story “Maison a Machicoulis” (referred to today as the “French Castle”).
1893: A US Coast Guard Station was established on the bank of the Niagara below the Fort which is still in service today
1938: The Officer’s Club building opens, replacing the original structure that was destroyed by fire. The design is inspired by the French Castle in the Old Fort
1940–1943: The 28th Infantry Regiment was moved south to train and Fort Niagara then served as a reception center for new recruits
1965–1966: The garrison buildings were demolished; of the 100 buildings on the base, most were demolished.
Amenities
The park offers picnic tables and pavilions, hiking, a playground and 18 soccer fields, a pool, recreation programs, a nature trail, tennis, sledding, snowshoe trails, cross-country skiing, waterfowl hunting in season, fishing and a food concession. There are two boat launches on the lower Niagara River. The park includes the Old Fort Niagara Historic Site.[1]Tom Loftin Johnson painted five murals at The Officer's Club which commemorate the history of the 28th regiment from its founding in 1905.[6]
12"Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9". 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook(PDF). The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2014. pp.671–674. Archived from the original(PDF) on September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
12Natural Heritage Trust; New York State Office of Parks and Recreation; New York State Council of Parks & Recreation (1975). Fifty Years: New York State Parks, 1924-1974. Natural Heritage Trust. p.33. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
↑"State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003". Data.ny.gov. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
1234"Fort Niagara Historical Timeline". nyfalls.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
↑"The Officers Club at Fort Niagara State Park". Info-Poland. University at Buffalo. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
↑"Fort Niagara Nature Center". NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
↑Lund, Ken. "Toronto Skyline (Tough to See Today), Fort Niagara State Park, New York". Niagara County, New York [photo album]. Flickr. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
↑Spector, Joseph (April 21, 2015). "NY parks to get $72M in upgrades". The Journal News. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
External links
New York State Parks: Fort Niagara State Park
"The FORT of FOUR Nations" Popular Mechanics, December 1934, pp.867-869
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