Fort Ontario Historic Site Supervisor Paul Lear address the large crowd at Thursday's rally.
Oswego Daily News

Hundreds Rally To Support National Monument Status for Fort Ontario, Safe Haven

The key to the Port City’s future could very well lie in its past. A public rally Thursday night to support a process leading to national landmark status for two key Oswego heritage sites drew hundreds to the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. “The phrase ‘you are history’ has somewhat of a negative connotation to it,” said Jeff Grimshaw, chairman of the Fort Ontario National Landmark Committee. “However, for us it is a positive. We are history.”

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