Where, Again, Exactly?

A small list of a few of the many semi-obscure places where French and Indian War-era forts or their remnants can still be found in Upstate New York (that I remembered), with a brief note about which trade route they were supposed to be guarding.

Drainage/Trade Route

Place name: Fort(s) - Strategic Importance

Hudson River/Lake George/Lake Champlain/St. Lawrence River Trade Route

Lake George: William Henry - Lake George, southern end

Lake Champlain: Carillon/Ticonderoga - Lake Champlain, narrows at south end

Crown Point: St. Frédéric/Crown Point - Lake Champlain, narrows at south end

St. Lawrence Trade Route

Ogdensburg: Lévis, de La Présentation - St. Lawrence River near/at Oswegatchie River

 

Lake Ontario/Oswego River/Oneida Carry/Mohawk River/Hudson River Trade Route

Wood Creek: Stanwix - Connection (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence & Mohawk/Hudson systems)

Oswego: Ontario, Oswego - Oswego River entrance at east end of Lake Ontario

 

Points Beyond/Western Great Lakes/Niagara Portage/Lake Ontario/Points Beyond

Youngstown: Conti, Denonville, Niagara - Niagara Portage at west end of Lake Ontario