The Pageant Drama of Old Fort Niagara

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107 pp. Printed wrappers. Tipped in frontispiece captioned 'Porte des Cinq Nations: Drawbridge Entry to Old Fort Niagara'. A pageant drama written to celebrate the dedication of th e newly restored Fort Niagara in 1934. The fort, originally built by the French in 1678, was seized by the British in 1759, and later the United States in 1815. This printed stage play also functioned as the official program of the four nation celebration at Niagara, which featured four days of festivities honoring the dedication, the Native Americans, the French, and the British. Show more