Fort Niagara State Park
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Fort Niagara State Park
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 Location of Fort Niagara State Park within New York State
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| Type | State park |
| Location | Route 18F Youngstown, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°15′43″N 79°03′18″W / 43.262°N 79.055°WCoordinates: 43°15′43″N 79°03′18″W / 43.262°N 79.055°W |
| Area | 504 acres (2.04 km2) |
| Created | February 1948 |
| Operated by | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
| Visitors | 599,586 (in 2014) |
| Open | All year |
| Website | Fort Niagara State Park |
Fort Niagara State Park is located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York, United States. Historic Fort Niagara is located within the park. The 504-acre (2.04 km2) park is northwest of Youngstown near the northern terminus of the Robert Moses State Parkway and is in the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.
A brief history of the area now known as Fort Niagara State Park.
The park offers picnic tables and pavilions, hiking, a playground and 18 soccer fields, a pool, recreation programs, a nature trail, tennis, sledding, snowshoe trails, cross-country skiing, waterfowl hunting in season, fishing and a food concession. There are two boat launches on the lower Niagara River. The park includes the Old Fort Niagara Historic Site.Tom Loftin Johnson painted five murals at The Officer's Club which commemorate the history of the 28th regiment from its founding in 1905.
During the summer, a state park naturalist provides nature programs, trail hikes and manages the natural history exhibits in the park's nature center.
The skyline of Toronto, 30 miles (48 km) to the north, is visible across Lake Ontario from the park on reasonably clear days. The tops of the CN Tower and other skyscrapers can be seen, though the Canadian shore itself is hidden below the horizon at that location.
The current lighthouse in Fort Niagara State Park, constructed in 1872, is the third to be built at Fort Niagara. It was constructed by the United States government after the previous wooden one was damaged by a tornado. It is an octagonal limestone tower featuring a storage room at the base, that used to hold oil. The Fresnel lens from the old tower was used and the tower was lit for the first time on June 10, 1872.
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