Editing Fort Oswego (section)

== Oswego fortification system ==
Many historic references to Fort Oswego actually refer to other forts that existed simultaneously or later. The [[terrain]] at the site explains this. The original fort was built around the trading post on the lower ground on the north west side of the mouth of the [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]]. This was convenient to [[canoe]] and [[bateaux]] traffic. A [[Rock (geology)|stone]] [[blockhouse]] was added in 1727, and was called Fort Burnet. A triangular stone wall, ten feet (3 [[metre|m]]) high and three feet (1 [[metre|m]]) wide was added in 1741, and the entire enclosure was called Fort Pepperrell (a marker can be found designating the area of Fort Oswego on the north west side of the river along a sidewalk). Besides these expansions, [[Fort Ontario]] was started in 1755 as a palisade on the high ground on the north east side of the river, and [[Fort George, New York|Fort George]] was added to the bluff located a half mile (800 m) to the southwest from Fort Oswego. Fort George was also called Fort Rascal or the West Fort. Fort Ontario was also known as the Fort of the Six Nations or the East Fort. The French knew Fort Oswego as Fort Chouaguen. Some references to Fort Oswego refer to the entire complex. Except for the marker in Oswego, nothing is left of Fort Oswego itself.

Fort Ontario has been rebuilt several times on or around the original fort and was given up by the U.S. Army in the 1940s. The fort is currently being taken care of by New York State Parks and Historic Preservation and is opened to the public.