Staff and volunteers at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego, will soon be lea ding lantern tours of the Fort Ontario Military Reservation National Regist er District. The guided “Murder, Mysteries, Mishaps, Maladies and Mayhem” l antern tours will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday events and run from Sept. 28 to Oct. 26.
Come out to explore the unusual, bizarre, gruesome, amus ing and tragic side of Fort Ontario’s 267-year history. The lantern tours w ill feature descriptions of who, how, why and where officers, soldiers, civ ilians and others died violently, unusually, quietly, or – sometimes – ordi narily, at the old Army post which dates back to 1755. Most, but not all, t our points will involve the death of a person while others may describe an out-of-the-ordinary incident or circumstance.
Lantern tours will begi n at the Enlisted Men’s Barracks inside the old stone fortification. Each t our will run from between an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and a half. Adm ission is $20 per person and tickets must be ordered in advance. Proceeds w ill support fort programming, events, restoration and other projects and ac tivities sponsored by the not-for-profit Friends of Fort Ontario, Inc.
< p>Fort Ontario State Historic Site is the location of three colonial Britis h fortifications and a standing fort built on those ruins by the United Sta tes from 1839 to 1844. It was also the site of three French and Indian War and two War of 1812 battles, as well as a lighthouse, a regular army infant ry battalion post, a WWI Army general hospital, a New York National Guard a rtillery training camp, a 1940-41 U.S. Army mobilization camp, a WWII speci al unit training post, the only camp in the United States for WWII Holocaus t refugees, and a post-WWII veterans housing emergency apartment complex.Fort Ontario became a New York State historic site in 1949. It include s a post cemetery and the oldest standing lighthouse keeper’s residence (18 22) on the Great Lakes, which is also the second oldest such residence in t he United States.
To reserve your lantern tour tickets, call the fort at 315-343-4711 or stop in the fort’s museum shop during public hours. Be sure to bring a flashlight and wear appropriate footwear, clothing, hats an d gloves suitable for the weather and terrain. Guests can expect stairs, sl oping and uneven ground, stairs and invigorating lakeside breezes.
Fo r more information about the lantern tours or Fort Ontario State Historic S ite, call 315-343-4711. The fort is located at the north end of East Fourth Street in Oswego, N.Y.
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Staff and volunteers at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego, will soon be leading lantern tours of the Fort Ontario Military Re servation National Register District. The guided “Murder, Mysteries, Mishap s, Maladies and Mayhem” lantern tours will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday eve nts and run from Sept. 28 to Oct. 26.
Come out to explore the unusual , bizarre, gruesome, amusing and tragic side of Fort Ontario’s 267-year his tory. The lantern tours will feature descriptions of who, how, why and wher e officers, soldiers, civilians and others died violently, unusually, quiet ly, or – sometimes – ordinarily, at the old Army post which dates back to 1 755. Most, but not all, tour points will involve the death of a person whil e others may describe an out-of-the-ordinary incident or circumstance.
< p>Lantern tours will begin at the Enlisted Men’s Barracks inside the old st one fortification. Each tour will run from between an hour and 15 minutes t o an hour and a half. Admission is $20 per person and tickets must be order ed in advance. Proceeds will support fort programming, events, restoration and other projects and activities sponsored by the not-for-profit Friends o f Fort Ontario, Inc.Fort Ontario State Historic Site is the location of three colonial British fortifications and a standing fort built on thos e ruins by the United States from 1839 to 1844. It was also the site of thr ee French and Indian War and two War of 1812 battles, as well as a lighthou se, a regular army infantry battalion post, a WWI Army general hospital, a New York National Guard artillery training camp, a 1940-41 U.S. Army mobili zation camp, a WWII special unit training post, the only camp in the United States for WWII Holocaust refugees, and a post-WWII veterans housing emerg ency apartment complex.
Fort Ontario became a New York State historic site in 1949. It includes a post cemetery and the oldest standing lighthou se keeper’s residence (1822) on the Great Lakes, which is also the second o ldest such residence in the United States.
To reserve your lantern to ur tickets, call the fort at 315-343-4711 or stop in the fort’s museum shop during public hours. Be sure to bring a flashlight and wear appropriate fo otwear, clothing, hats and gloves suitable for the weather and terrain. Gue sts can expect stairs, sloping and uneven ground, stairs and invigorating l akeside breezes.
For more information about the lantern tours or Fort Ontario State Historic Site, call 315-343-4711. The fort is located at the north end of East Fourth Street in Oswego, N.Y.
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