Oswego Daily News

US Maritime Administration Grants Port of Oswego Authority a Marine Highway Project Designation

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration August 9 announced the designation of nine Marine Highway Projects and a Marine Highway Route that will benefit Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington State and American Samoa.

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Safe Haven Reflections: ‘The Shelter Saved My Parents’ Lives’

“Fort Ontario is where the Holocaust came to America,” said Paul Lear, Historic Site Manager at Fort Ontario. The Port City commemorated the Aug. 5, 1944, arrival of 982 Holocaust refugees at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter. Other special events and activities linked to significant dates and life at the refugee shelter will continue into 2021.

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