History Events in Youngstown

Scholars examine the geopolitical, cultural, & material dynamics that shaped the 18th-century New York frontier & the rise of Fort Niagara. Join us for a full-day conference exploring the complex political, diplomatic, and economic landscape of the New York frontier between the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) and the outbreak of King George’s War (1744). This pivotal era—during which the French Castle at Fort Niagara was established in 1726—reshaped relations among European empires and Haudenosaunee nations, setting the stage for larger contests to come.