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![A group of Continental Soldiers stand saluting underneath the American flag.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20200915/20200915/C4C6F147-D4DC-3BC1-DB6077C068C201F6/C4C6F147-D4DC-3BC1-DB6077C068C201F6.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) Although the fort is most famous for it's role in the Siege of 1777, numerous other battles and events happened near and in conjunction with the soldiers of Fort Schuyler. ![A close up of the portion of a key known as the](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20221004/20221004/624797D9-ACE5-7E58-7EA91EA2B780DCB9/624797D9-ACE5-7E58-7EA91EA2B780DCB9.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) The collection at Fort Stanwix National Monument contains nearly 500,000 objects. These include objects, archives, and artifacts from at least 300 years of history! Learn about some of the more unusual and unique ones in this series of “Curious Collections.”
These particular objects date to the post-Fort Schuyler era, and include objects from the canals and items left behind by early residents of what would become Rome, NY ![A table spread of food, including a cheese wedge, a large meat pie, pasties, and apples.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/nri/20230408/siteadmin/CE923C16-F98D-E03F-C19D468095EFF091/CE923C16-F98D-E03F-C19D468095EFF091.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) Special holiday foods made life at Fort Stanwix/Schuyler a little more tolerable during the cold winters of the American Revolution. Learn more about the ones that might've been seen and tasted here. ![An old parchment paper document. In the top margin](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20200921/20200921/EECD22CF-D206-BD2E-C043CD3F335C60A6/EECD22CF-D206-BD2E-C043CD3F335C60A6.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) The history of Fort Stanwix, from first contact through the end of the fort's useful military life, symbolizes the broader contest of nations (European, United States and American Indian) for economic and political control of the Oneida Carrying Place, the Mohawk Valley, the homelands of the Six Nation Confederacy, and the rich resources of North America. The following web pages focus on treaties and land transactions negotiated and concluded at Fort Stanwix. ![An overhead view of a four-pointed wooden building with a trail and a large lawn surrounding it.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20200909/20200909/8AAFA689-B228-BD18-AA8C51E65E0F4434/8AAFA689-B228-BD18-AA8C51E65E0F4434.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) How did the "Fort that Never Surrendered" become history not just once, but twice? The following series goes into detail about the memorial of a historic site and the creation of a historic national monument, as well as all the celebrations along the way. ![Overhead of an old map with a large fence, shaped like a hexagon with little buildings inside.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/nri/20221222/siteadmin/4DBBBCE8-0FD6-8D3B-52FDA6179A62B756/4DBBBCE8-0FD6-8D3B-52FDA6179A62B756.png?maxwidth=200&quality=90) Many Native Americans lived and died in the vicinity of the Oneida Carry. Tribes, families, and individuals were often pulled in different directions as the European world invaded theirs. Learn more of this history here. ![Map with trails and rivers.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20200921/20200921/F6A09FCA-0F6F-3968-D81EB396917AFF9E/F6A09FCA-0F6F-3968-D81EB396917AFF9E.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) The Oneida Carry was the English name for the portage path between the Mohawk River and Wood Creek. The carry was a part of the major water route between New York City and Canada. It was between one to six miles in length depending on the season of the year. ![A powder horn with etchings on it, including rivers and the fort.](/common/uploads/stories/images/series/pwr/20191112/20191112/CDEBEE9A-B364-529B-0ADAE6A17350EDAD/CDEBEE9A-B364-529B-0ADAE6A17350EDAD.JPG?maxwidth=200&quality=90) The collection at Fort Stanwix National Monument contains nearly 500,000 objects. These include objects, archives, and artifacts from at least 3,000 years of history! Learn about some of the more ancient, unusual, and unique ones from the time of the Oneida Carry in this series of “Curious Collections.” ![Five men stand around a cannon, firing at the fort. Smoke flies from the front of the barrel.](/common/uploads/articles/images/nri/20210113/articles/E2F7FFAB-C85C-55F9-7615B3DAF442B7A7/E2F7FFAB-C85C-55F9-7615B3DAF442B7A7.jpg?maxwidth=200&quality=90) On August 3, 1777, Fort Schuyler (the American name for Fort Stanwix at the time) was attacked by a British Allied force. The events detailed here are drawn directly from the journals of the participants of this siege.
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