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Fort Ontario Walking Tours
May 9, 2021
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Host/Presenter: Fort Ontario State Historic Site
Location: 1 East Fourth St. 4th St., Oswego, NY, 13126
The Fort Ontario State Historic Site will host self-guided walking tours May 5 through 9 to commemorate the May 1814 British land and naval attack on Fort Ontario. Hikers are to report to the old stone fort where they will receive a booklet which includes maps that will guide them to stopping points of the battle. They will walk in the footsteps of history and use original sources to help them imagine how the landscape was devastated by the battle. Flags will be placed where American and British soldiers are believed to have been killed, wounded, or captured during the battle. The tour ends back at the old stone fort where participants will return the booklet and talk with history interpreters to ask questions and learn more about the battle. The walking tours will be socially-distanced and COVID-19 protocols will be followed. Masks will be required to be worn while inside the old stone fort.
