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Oswego Daily News

With Fort Ontario Closed, Local Officials Will Ask State If Volunteers Can Run The Site

May 21, 2010 Contributor
The sign on the gate at Fort Ontario tells the story -- closed for the season, or, at least until state lawmakers come up with a budget that funds state parks.Local officials are not willing to let Fort Ontario sit idle for the entire summer.

At a meeting of the county’s Tourism Advisory Council this week, county officials and local tourism business owners decided to ask the state if there’s a way to get the fort open. Fort Ontario is one of 55 state parks, historic sites and golf courses that either closed or were not allowed to open for the summer because state lawmakers have not approved a state budget yet.

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Oswego Daily News

Do This This Weekend: The British Raid on Fort Oswego, 1814 Recounted at Fort Ontario

May 7, 2010 Contributor

The British force suffered many casualties in their attack on Fort Ontario. Here British wounded are being transported back to their ships. By William Steele. Collections of Fort Ontario State Historic Site.

On Saturday at 1:15 p.m., Harold Youmans will present a program on the 1814 British raid on Oswego at Fort Ontario State Historic Site. Youmans will use primary sources and present some new information and insights on the battle; he will discuss the strategies, available forces, execution, and results of the British efforts.

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Oswego Daily News

One Thousand Strong Shout: Don’t Close Fort Ontario!

March 14, 2010 Steve Yablonski
Betty Gray of Oswego holds a sign showing her support of Fort Ontario.

They were about 1,000 individuals from all walks of life, young and old. But, they spoke in one voice – loud enough to be heard in Albany. There was no mistaking their message: Don’t close Fort Ontario. Today’s rally wasn’t an ending, it’s just the start they all said of the fight to save the important piece of Oswego County and the nation’s history.

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