Explore Fort Erie in Canada
Fort Erie in the region of Ontario with its 15,953 inhabitants is a town in Canada - some 236 mi or ( 380 km ) South-West of Ottawa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Fort Erie is now 06:01 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Toronto " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Philadelphia, Amherst, Batavia, Eggertsville, and Grandyle Village. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Philadelphia . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Fort Erie ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Beatles: The First US Visit
My favorite scenes from the documentary of the Beatles' first visit to America in February of 1964. It was filmed by renowned documentary filmmaking team Albert and David Maysles, using footage from t ..
Diving the Upper Niagara
Like to drift dive the Upper Niagara? This video will give you an idea of what you will see. ..
Free Enterprise in the Haunt World
My dream is to own my own Haunted House complete with little shops and restaurants. Halloween is growing in popularity as the second most favored holiday behind Christmas. This opportunity will open u ..
Grand reopening of Erie Beach
Grand opening of the Erie Beach section of the Friendship Trail through the old Erie Beach Amusement Park in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, May 31, 2008. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Anchor Bar
The Anchor Bar, possibly the birthplace of spicy chicken wings known outside the Buffalo area as Buffalo wings, is a restaurant located in Buffalo, New York. The restaurant was initially established in 1935. Teressa Bellissimo is credited with the creation of the dish when she deep-fried some wings and covered them in Frank's RedHot hot sauce and butter. Chicken wings were previously used for soup or simply thrown away. She served them with blue cheese dip as hors d'oeuvres at the bar.
Located at 42.90 -78.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
The Battle of Fort Erie was a bloody skirmish in the afternoon immediately following the Battle of Ridgeway on June 2, 1866 in Canada West. The Fenian force, withdrawing from Ridgeway towards the United States, met and defeated a small force of Canadian militia at Fort Erie, then known as the village of Waterloo.
Located at 42.90 -78.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Capture of Fort Erie
The Capture of Fort Erie by American forces in 1814 was an incident in the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States. The British garrison was outnumbered but surrendered prematurely, in the view of British commanders.
Located at 42.89 -78.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Siege of Fort Erie
The Siege of Fort Erie was one of the last and most protracted engagements between British and American forces during the Niagara campaign of the American War of 1812. The Americans successfully defended Fort Erie against the British Army but subsequently abandoned it because of shortage of supplies.
Located at 42.89 -78.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Olde Fort Erie
Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War (often referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763) at which time all of New France had been ceded to Great Britain. It is located on the southern edge of the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York.
Located at 42.89 -78.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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