Old Fort Erie

Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada
Location	350 Lakeshore Road Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada L2A 1B1
Coordinates	42°53′35.70″N 78°55′25.74″W / 42.8932500°N 78.9238167°W / 42.8932500; -78.9238167
Built	1764 (original fort) 1805–1808 (present fort)
Original use	Military fort
Current use	Living museum
Governing body	Niagara Parks Commission
Location of Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada in Southern Ontario
National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	May 28, 1933

Old Fort Erie, also known as Fort Erie, or the Fort Erie National Historic Site of Canada, was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War (known as "the French and Indian War" in the colonies) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763), at which time France ceded its territories east of the Mississippi River (all of New France) to Great Britain. The installation is located on the southern edge of what is now the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, United States.^[1]

The fort and surrounding battlefield are owned and operated by the Niagara Parks Commission, a self-funded agency of the Ontario provincial government.