Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . of a knoll on the west side ofthe river, forty feet from the waters of the lakeand reached from the south side by a flight ofstone steps. An embankment and palisades sur-rounded it. The first garrison i-onsisted of a lieu-tenant and 25 men. (iovernor Shirley, reaching Oswego in 175owith ].)l)0 men includingseveial )-lated a descent on th- French at Niagara. After-wards, deciding to abandon the expedition andpace Osuego in better sha]ie for defense, he re-turned to Albany, leaving plans f r lhe construc-tion of new worlss
Historical souvenir of Phoenix, , and vicinity . of a knoll on the west side ofthe river, forty feet from the waters of the lakeand reached from the south side by a flight ofstone steps. An embankment and palisades sur-rounded it. The first garrison i-onsisted of a lieu-tenant and 25 men. (iovernor Shirley, reaching Oswego in 175owith ].)l)0 men includingseveial )-lated a descent on th- French at Niagara. After-wards, deciding to abandon the expedition andpace Osuego in better sha]ie for defense, he re-turned to Albany, leaving plans f r lhe construc-tion of new worlss. Th se consisted of two forts.()ne, named Fort Ontario, was built on the eastside of the river so as to command the other acrosstlie .stream. It was SOI) feet in circumferauce,made of logs 211 and iiO inches in diameter, andsumniiided by a ditch 11 feet wide and 10 feetdee]). Within the enclo-ure were a square loghouse and barracks for 3(10 men. The outsidewalls were 11 feet high, 100 yards from tlie lake, 38 GRIPS HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF l!.vck-l-,lllll! .1. M. WILLIAMS. and the fort wiis ciijiiiljle of mounting 16 New Fort was the name given to thesecond Ktructure that was built at this time. Itstood on ths west side of the river on the hillafterwards crossed hy VauBuren street, nearSixth street, and was sul)se(iuently known as theold French fort. It was a S(juare of 170 feet withbastions and ramparts of earth and masonrywhich, besides the ])arai)et, was twenty feet thickand twelve feet high; surrounded by a ditchfourteen feet « ide and ten feet dee)}, anil mountedeight cannon. The barracks were oajjable ofaccommodating 2011 men. Clark, the historian, says that it is sui)i);dthat there was another fort, all traces of whichhave been lost, and that it stood on the east says that when in 1818 the court liouse at EastOswego was erected ston(>was taken out of oldFort Ontario. One ofthem had a 1 )uil(hrs name(Craunel) upon it. Be-sides,
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