Old Fort Erie

Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War was concluded by the Treaty of Paris, at which time France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former fortification in Ontario
  • Also known as: “Fort Erie”, “Olde Fort Erie”, and “The Old Fort”
  • Address: 350 Lakeshore Road, Erie, L2A 1B2
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Peace Bridge and Buffalo City Hall.

Bridge
Photo: Óðinn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an international bridge over the between Canada and the United States, located just north of the river's source at the east end of about 20 kilometres upriver of . is situated 2 km northeast of Old Fort Erie.

Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is the seat for municipal government in the , . Located at 65 , the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones. is situated 3½ km east of Old Fort Erie.

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is a Cleveland-class light cruiser and one of 27 completed for the United States Navy during or shortly after World War II. She is one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers and the first US Navy ship to be named for . is situated 4 km southeast of Old Fort Erie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Erie and Lower West Side.

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town of about 33,000 people in the . It is directly across the river from , New York, and is the site of Old which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood in , adjacent to Downtown Buffalo. is situated 3 km east of Old Fort Erie.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Old Fort Erie.

Old Fort Erie

Latitude
42.89332° or 42° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-78.92398° or 78° 55′ 26″ west
Elevation
194 metres (636 feet)
Open location code
87J3V3VG+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 67969591
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6093158
Wiki­data ID
Q1099589
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Old Fort Erie” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Old Fort Erie”
  • Dutch: “Olde Fort Erie”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اولد ايرى”
  • French: “fort Érié”
  • French: “Fort Érié”
  • Italian: “Fort Erie”
  • Japanese: “フォートエリー”
  • Spanish: “Old Fort Erie”
  • Swedish: “Olde Fort Erie”

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