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Fort Stanwix National Monumentthe many sites and sounds of the fort: a man chops wood, a fifer sounds retreat, an Oneida tells a story, & fireworks explode
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Fort Stanwix National Monument
Stories
Finding the spirit of desertion to increase and the men in general to be exceedingly uneasy, probably arising from their being so long stationed on this frontier post they have been frequently heard.. to say they would sooner died, than stay here the ensuing winter. ---Col. Peter Gansevoort to Gen. Washington 8.18.1778
 
A stark greyish brown exterior of the fort in front, above you the cold blue sky. You are covered by the shadows of the pickets.
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The exterior of Fort Stanwix
a map of NY state, green surrounds the center where the canal floods through  

Did You Know?
The 363-mile long original Erie Canal was the longest uninterrupted canal in the world. It included 83 locks and had a rise of 583 feet from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. Boats of 30 ton capacity could be used on the original canal.
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