After the British left in December 1813, this ended almost 65 years of continuous military presence at the very top of the Niagara Escarpment at Lewiston.
Major Mallory later made Lockport his home and died there in 1853 at the age of 94.
The ruins of Fort Gray were visible for many years afterwards. Actually, the exact location of the fort was known until the mid 1900s.
There was hope that Fort Gray would become part of the Lewiston Historical Park, but the park never came to pass and the Fort Gray site was bulldozed for the Robert Moses Parkway along the Niagara River. Part of the Lower Landing became a part of the Art Park and many sites are marked there.
--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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