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It Will Answer The Purposes of a Fort Just As Well: Old Fort Niagara’s French Castle Turns 300

By Robert L. Emerson - April 19, 2026

Western New York’s oldest building celebrates a special anniversary as we look back to the circumstance surrounding its construction.

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