From the December 26, 2015, Lockport (New York) Union-Sun & Journal "Niagara Discoveries: Fort Gray on the Escarpment" by Ann Marie Linnaberry.
Forts and barracks are scattered all across western New York and southern Ontario. Fort Gray (Grey) is located on the Niagara Escarpment just north of the present-day Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and west of the Niagara Falls Country Club. A residential street running from Route 104 to the edge of the gorge is named for the lost fortification.
An escarpment is a steep slope or cliff formed as a result of faulting or erosion. Part of the Niagara Escarpment is where the Niagara River becomes Niagara Falls.
In 1750, the French built a log blockhouse on the site. It was the ending point of a trail up the escarpment along the portage route.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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