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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Window Clasp
Detail from an early 1700's window clasp. It was made by hand by a blacksmith, there weren't any hardware stores in the Great Lakes region back then!
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, S. Parapet
These were students from a college in Niagara Falls studing to become teachers. They were kind enough to let us 'crash' their tour.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, N. Parapet
The British built the two parapet's after they took the fort from the French to protect against Indian attacks.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Mortar
Mortar's were one of three types of large guns used at the Fort. These were for use against attacking soldiers (anti-personnel weapons)
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Mom in Parade Field
There was a lot of walking involved with touring the Fort, but Mom really enjoyed herself
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, French Soldiers Clothing
What the well dressed French Soldier would have worn during the 1700's
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Fireplace
During the 1700's, cooking was done over a fire, not on a stove. The bar was used to hang kettles over the fire (or swing out for eating). The opening in the back was an oven for baking bread.
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Entrance
The red brick building on the right is not part of the original fort.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, English Insignia
You can tell who built which building by what kind of Insignia is above the door. This is an example of the British Insignia (also the years the British held the Fort)
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Castle Well
There is a Ghost story associated with this well...
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Soldiers Quarters
They ate, slept and relaxed in the same room. The highest ranking soldier slept closest to the fire.
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Door Detail
This is the main door in the "Castle", the oldest building at the fort. All ironwork would have been done by a blacksmith.
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Council Room
After the British occupied the fort, they covered the walls of any rooms used by officers with plaster. The tour guide (red shirt) is describing the room to some Niagara College students.
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Castle
This is the oldest building at Fort Niagara, built in 1726 by the French at the mouth of the Niagara River to protect their fur trading interests in the Great Lakes region.
- Date: 1 October 2007
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- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Canon
Canon were smooth bore guns used to break up enemy formations or defenses. They were not very accurate and not good against foot soldiers. Ft Niagara has one of the largest collections of 1700's big guns in the US.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Howitzer
This is the third type of large gun used at Fort Niagara in the 1700's, it combines some of the features of the cannon and the mortar.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Draw Bridge Counterweight
A draw bridge is very heavy, so to lift it, it was built with a counterweight system (the bridge goes up, the weights go down, and vice versa)
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Draw Bridge
This is at the entrance to the fort.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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Day 30 - Ft Niagara, Lake Onterio Boats
When the Fort was built, there was about 200 feet of land between the "Castle" and Lake Onterio. That is almost entirely gone due to erosion, but there is now a concrete bulkhead to protect against further erosion.
- Date: 1 October 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Buffalo, USA: gallery
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