Fort Stanwix National Monument - Rome, NY
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nomadwillie
N 43° 12.640 W 075° 27.435
18T E 462857 N 4784310
Discover how people endured harsh conditions along the Oneida Carrying Place. Learn how the American victory at this frontier fort directly contributed to the British defeat at Saratoga in 1777
Waymark Code: WM7BFM
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2009
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Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction was started on August 26, 1758, by British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. The fort guarded a portage known as the Oneida Carrying Place during the French and Indian War. A reconstructed fort has been built at the site by the National Park Service, and the Fort Stanwix National Monument lies in the center of the modern city.
Fort Stanwix was abandoned in 1768 and allowed to go to ruin.
In 1768, Fort Stanwix was the site of an important treaty conference between the British and the Iroquois, arranged by William Johnson. By the time of this treaty the fort had become a dilapidated inactive fort. The purpose of the conference was to renegotiate the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Proclamation of 1763. The British government hoped a new boundary line might bring an end to the rampant frontier violence, which had become costly and troublesome. Indians hoped a new, permanent line might hold back white colonial expansion.
The final treaty was signed on November 5, and extended the earlier proclamation line much further west. The Iroquois had effectively ceded Kentucky to the whites. However, the Indians who actually used the Kentucky lands, primarily Shawnee, Delaware, and Cherokee, had no role in the negotiations. Rather than secure peace, the Fort Stanwix treaty helped set the stage for the next round of hostilities.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1758
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": England
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: No it wasn't
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For protecting a travel or shipping route
Current condition: Excellent reconstruction
This site is administered by ----: National Park Service
If admission is charged -: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Restricted or by appointment only.
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