*Depiction of La Salle inspecting the construction of Fort Frontenac, 1676.* French trading post and military fort built by [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/La Salle]] at the mouth of the [Cataraqui River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataraqui_River) where the [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/St. Lawrence River]] leaves Lake Ontario. Named for [Louis de Buade de Frontenac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Buade_de_Frontenac), currently Kingston, Ontario. The British destroyed the fort in 1758, during the [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/French and Indian War]], but the rebuilt it for their own use in 1783.