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Ghosts of Fort Ontario haunt Oswego history
Fort Ontario lore centers on ghosts including Basil Dunbar and George Fikes linked to the fort’s 18th century era, plus an unnamed blue figure. a 1920s ball of light and a 1920s sentry sighting add to the folklore while Walter Workmaster finds much of it second hand and notes wind, acoustics and lighting create eerie effects.
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Oswego
Fort Ontario
Walter Workmaster
Workmaster
Basil Dunbar
George Fikes
King’s Royal Regiment
Dunbar
60Th Regiment of Foot
Sir William Johnson
Parson
Olgevy
Fikes
England
Jane
Fawdry
National Archives
Washington
Dunbar and Fikes