Fort Erie

Fort Erie 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 Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.
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  • Type: Town with 30,700 residents
  • Description: town in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
  • Also known as: “Fort Erie, ON” and “Fort Erie, Ontario”
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peace Bridge and Old Fort Erie.

Bridge
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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 .

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, 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.

Athletics track
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is a horse racing facility in Fort Erie, Ontario, , that opened on June 16, 1897. The racetrack is often referred to as "the border oval" because of the track's proximity to the U.S. border.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Side and Elmwood Village.

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Sure, for now the is 's premier neighborhood for fine dining and cute urban boutiques; is where local artists and bohos congregate, and still takes the cake when it comes to the urban rehabilitation that Western New Yorkers have grown more and more used to.

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Do you remember when Madonna's album Ray of Light came out? It was a touchstone moment in late-'90s pop culture, yet another megahit for the Material Girl that begat a raft of monster hit songs and enjoyed a long reign on the upper reaches of the charts.

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are two neighborhoods in that are adjacent to each other and north of . These two areas are among the most desirable neighborhoods in the city today, and, much more than most other areas of Buffalo, were able to retain their charm, affluence, and safety throughout Buffalo's dark days from the 1960s to the turn of the millennium.

Fort Erie

Latitude
42.9131° or 42° 54′ 47″ north
Longitude
-78.9186° or 78° 55′ 7″ west
Population
30,700
Elevation
183 metres (600 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA FER
Open location code
87J3W37J+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1829281751
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5955815
Wiki­data ID
Q268103
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Erie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Fort Erie” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فورت إيري”
  • Asturian: “Fort Erie”
  • Atikamekw: “Fort Érié”
  • Bavarian: “Fort Erie”
  • Cebuano: “Fort Erie”
  • Chinese: “伊利堡”
  • Czech: “Fort Erie”
  • Dagbani: “Fort Erie”
  • Dutch: “Fort Erie”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فورت ايرى”
  • French: “Fort Érié”
  • German: “Fort Erie”
  • Italian: “Fort Erie”
  • Japanese: “フォートエリー”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Fort Erie, Ontario”
  • Pennsylvania German: “Fort Erie”
  • Persian: “فورت اری”
  • Polish: “Fort Erie”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Erie”
  • Russian: “Форт Ири”
  • Russian: “Форт-Эри”
  • Serbian: “Форт Ири”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Fort Erie”
  • Slovak: “Fort Erie”
  • Spanish: “Fort Erie (Ontario)”
  • Spanish: “Fort Erie”
  • Swedish: “Fort Erie”
  • Turkish: “Fort Erie”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт-Ері”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ ایری، اونٹاریو”

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