Fort Erie, town (2020 pop. 30,710,),
S Ont., Canada, on the Niagara River, opposite Buffalo, N.Y. A number of
branch factories of U.S. firms are in the town, which is connected to the
United States by bridge. Lumber is a chief industry. Fort Erie was built in
1764 and was taken from the British in the War of 1812 by American forces.
In Aug., 1814, the Americans withstood a siege by a superior British force
but afterward blew up and abandoned the stronghold. The modern town
developed in the 20th cent.
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