Description: Fort Gray in Niagara County, Niagara Falls was located on the top of the Lewiston Escarpment opposite Queenstown and was named for its builder, Colonel Nicholas Gray. It was built on the site of an unnamed French blockhouse/storehouse from 1751, that had also hosted the construction of an unnamed British fortification from 1764. Fort Gray was attacked and destroyed in December 1813, during the War of 1812.

County: Niagra

City, State: Niagra Falls, New York

Conflict/Time Period: War of 1812