FORT SCHLOSSER

'Fort Schlosser' was a fortification built in western New York in the USA around 1760 by colonial British forces to guard the upper entrance to the portage around Niagara Falls. The fort was also nicknamed "Little Fort Niagara," in reference to Fort Niagara, its much bigger sister that guarded the mouth of the Niagara where it flows into Lake Ontario. It was occupied by American troops at the start of the War of 1812, but was captured in 1813 and burned. The fort was located in present-day Niagara Falls, New York in what is now Niagara County, New York, near the current water intakes for the New York Power Authority off of the Robert Moses Parkway. Today, all that remains is the fort's chimney, which was moved to near the intersection of Buffalo Ave. and the Robert Moses Pkwy. off-ramp.

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See also

★ Fort Niagara

★ Fort Mississauga

★ Fort George, Ontario

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★ Brief history of Fort Schlosser