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French Colonial Outposts in North America - H-Net

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In the Niagara Falls region, the<br />

<strong>French</strong> built a fort <strong>in</strong> the 1720s at<br />

the po<strong>in</strong>t where the Niagara River<br />

enters Lake Ontario. Fort Niagara<br />

served dur<strong>in</strong>g three major wars,<br />

and was an active military<br />

outpost <strong>in</strong>to the 20 th century.<br />

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