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During World War II, Fort Niagara was an induction center before it became a prisoner of war camp for 1,200 German soldiers captured in the North African Campaign. After the war, the fort provided temporary housing for returning veterans. View of Fort Niagara from the Canadian side of the Niagara River
Italian prisoners of war working on the Arizona Canal (December 1943) In the United States at the end of World War II, there were prisoner-of-war camps, including 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war (mostly German). The camps were located all over the US, but were mostly in the South, due to the higher expense of heating the barracks in colder areas ...
Niagara was named after Fort Niagara, a fort captured from the British by American forces 28 November 1812; she was the eighth US Navy ship to bear the name. She was laid down 20 November 1944 under Maritime Commission contract by Consolidated Steel at Wilmington, California; launched 10 February 1945; acquired by the Navy 26 March 1945; and commissioned at San Pedro, California, 29 March 1945.
World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. ... Fort Niagara; Fort Ontario; Fort de La Présentation; Fort ...
The seventh USS Niagara (CMc-2/PG-52/AGP-1) was an auxiliary ship of the United States Navy during World War II. Niagara was laid down on 14 November 1928 as the steel-hulled civilian yacht Hi-Esmaro by the Bath Iron Works, Maine, launched on 7 June 1929, and delivered on 20 August. She was purchased by the Navy on 16 October 1940 from Mrs ...
The former Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) was a 7,500-acre (3,000 ha) military installation located in Niagara County, New York, United States, approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) north of Niagara Falls. The property was purchased by the War Department during World War II as a location for the production of TNT. Most of the LOOW property was ...
The Fort ships were a class of over 200 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II. They were mostly built for the Ministry of War Transport. They were similar to the Ocean ships, but were mostly of rivetted construction instead of welded. The Victory ships were also of a similar design, differing mainly in fuel and boilers.
The Battle of Fort Niagara of the Seven Years' War, taking place in July 1759. The Capture of Fort Niagara of the War of 1812, taking place in December 1813. The Battle of Lundy's Lane also called the Battle of Niagara, of the War of 1812, taking place in July 1814. "Battle of Niagara," an 1818 poem by John Neal