Fort Brewerton Historical Society - Brewerton, NY
N 43° 14.508 W 076° 08.463
18T E 407360 N 4788298
Fort Brewerton Historical Society is based out of the Oliver Stevens Block House Museum at Fort Brewerton in Brewerton, New York, USA.
Waymark Code: WMCZ3H
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2011
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"The Fort Brewerton Historical Society operates the Oliver Stevens Blockhouse Museum, with excavated artifacts and exhibits about the fort and area history. The museum is a log reconstruction of a late 18th century log block house that was located on the site. The museum is open on Saturdays from June through September."
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"In 1965 the Fort Brewerton Historical Society was formed to collect and preserve our local history. The reconstruction of the first settler's block house known as Oliver Steven's Block House was completed in 1778 Built of logs, it is based on the original design of the building, utilizing the bricks recovered from the rubble which Steven had himself taken from the ruined fort. This was a dream come true for many residents. Today, it houses the society's collection of local artifacts including a vast amount of native materials. There is also a small gift shop and meeting room where different events are scheduled throughout the year.
Much of the past recorded history of the area is due to the efforts of J. Elet Milton (1881-1968) a resident of Brewerton. Mr. Milton also left a large historical collection to the Society and made available the land where the first Brewerton Museum was built on Library Street in 1965."
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