Old Fort Erie
Old Fort Erie is a museum in Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario. Old Fort Erie is situated nearby to Freedom Park, as well as near Albert Street Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Fort Erie and Peace Bridge.
Old Fort Erie
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Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first British 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. Old Fort Erie is situated 150 metres south of Old Fort Erie.
Peace Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Óðinn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peace Bridge is an international bridge over the Niagara River between Canada and the United States, located just north of the river's source at the east end of Lake Erie about 20 kilometres upriver of Niagara Falls. Peace Bridge is situated 2 km northeast of Old Fort Erie.
Buffalo City Hall
Town hall
Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32-story Art Deco skyscraper was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones. Buffalo City Hall is situated 3½ km east of Old Fort Erie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Erie and Lower West Side.
Fort Erie
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Erie is a town of about 33,000 people in the Niagara Region. It is directly across the river from Buffalo, New York, and is the site of Old Fort Erie which played a prominent role in the War of 1812.
Lower West Side
Neighborhood
The Lower West Side is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. Lower West Side is situated 3 km east of Old Fort Erie.
West Side
Photo: AndreCarrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sure, for now the Elmwood Village is Buffalo's premier neighborhood for fine dining and cute urban boutiques; Allentown is where local artists and bohos congregate, and downtown still takes the cake when it comes to the urban rehabilitation that Western New Yorkers have grown more and more used to.
Old Fort Erie
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.8946° or 42° 53′ 41″ northLongitude
-78.92356° or 78° 55′ 25″ westOpen location code
87J3V3VG+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 67973504OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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