View of Fort Niagara from the Canadian side of the Niagara River
Project type: Archaeology, Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration, Military and Public Safety
Completed: 1937
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The WPA performed structural renovation and historic restoration work at this site in 1937.
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WPA: Historical research and restoration work at Fort Niagara
Ft Niagara
WPA: Historical research and restoration work at Fort Niagara
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Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial Terrace
Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial, Fort Niagara
Rush-Bagot Treaty Memorial Terrace
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Old Ft Niagara and Seawall
View of old Ft Niagara and part of seawall
Old Ft Niagara and Seawall
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Historic Building Restorations, Fort Niagara
Historic Blockhouse and Reconstructed Ramparts, Fort Niagara, New York
Historic Building Restorations, Fort Niagara
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French kitchen and castle restoration, Ft Niagara
Restored french kitchen in french castle at Ft Niagara
French kitchen and castle restoration, Ft Niagara
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“workman of war department putting up masonry and restoring building to condition of 1726-27” — from the Army Records, noted in WPA photo caption
Old French Castle Restoration - exterior view
"workman of war department putting up masonry and restoring building to condition of 1726-27" -- from the Army Records, noted in WPA photo caption
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WPA structural renovation and historic restoration at Ft Niagara
Ft Niagara Restoration
WPA structural renovation and historic restoration at Ft Niagara
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 15, Folder 290-B. "The Works Progress Administration restores Fort Niagara near Youngstown, New York," film footage c. 1937, CriticalPast.com, accessed July 29, 2015. National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 5995 National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 5995 National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 6508-C National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 6509-C National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 13773-D National Archives and Records Administration, Negative 13640-C
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 28, 2015.
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