History Dictates Use Of Public Space Near Fort Ontario
At its meeting this week, the Physical Services Committee approved use of public space at Fort Ontario. The sites, however, had to make room for history. There is currently a community effort to elevate the Fort Ontario area to a National Historic Landmark. The NYS Historic Preservation Office strongly recommended that any use of public space be located off of the parade ground. “The new district encompasses nearly all of the old 75 acre Fort Ontario Military Reservation dating back to 1755,” Fort Supervisor Paul Lear told Oswego County Today.