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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.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Series: Curious Collections of Fort Stanwix, The 19th & 20th Centuries
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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
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Series: Curious Collections of Fort Stanwix, The Oneida Carry Era
- Type: Article
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.”
Fort Stanwix National Monument
The Mystery of Object FOST 8998
- Type: Article
Just what is object FOST 8998? Is is a type of military ammunition? A nail? And what was it used for? Learn a little bit more about this mysterious object here.
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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.
Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Fort Newnan, the Trail of Tears
- Type: Place
Fort Newnan was built in 1838 in the Hickory Log District of the Cherokee Nation and was likely at what is now the junction of Highway 136 and Antioch Church Road, east of and adjacent to the present-day Blaine Masonic Lodge. The Trail fo Tears historic route follows Highway 136 through this area. The fort was constructed along the path that would become the Trail of Tears in order to hold refugee Native Americans before their forced removal from Georgia.
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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.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Series: The Oneida Carry
- Type: Article
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.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Virtual Siege 1777
- Type: Article
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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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.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Series: The Momentous History of a Monument
- Type: Article
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.