Herkimer Home - 1764 ~ Fultonville NY
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PeterNoG
N 42° 56.579 W 074° 23.867
18T E 549131 N 4754659
This is one of 3 large NY Historical Markers in a westbound parking/rest area on The Thruway at milepost 184, 2 miles west of Fultonville.
Waymark Code: WM8W71
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2010
Views: 14
~ text from marker ~
HERKIMER HOME - 1764
Three miles east of Little Falls on Route 5 -S
General Nicholas Herkimer (1728- 1777) one of the first American-born generation of the Palatine Germans who settled the Mohawk Valley, leading farmer-trader of the Valley, and hero of the Battle of Oriskany, built HERKIMER HOME in 1764.
As Brigadier General of the Tryon County Militia, Herkimer commanded the American forces who marched to the relief of Fort Stanwix (Rome) when the fort was besieged during the three-pronged British invasion of New York in 1777.
At Oriskany, August 6, 1777, British regulars and Indians ambushed Herkimer's troops. The General was wounded and died ten days later. He lies buried beside the homestead.
~ This identical sign should also be at: ~
Thruway, westbound, on Berkshire Spur at Rensselaer Service Area (milepost B-5)
Thruway, eastbound, at Indian Castle Service Area (milepost 210)
Herkimer Home, Little Falls
Marker Name: HERKIMER HOME - 1764
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Education Department, State of New York, Department of Public Works
Dedication Date: 1981
City/Town/Village Name: Fultonville
County: Montgomery
Region: Central Leatherstocking (Region 6)
Website: [Web Link]
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