Fort Stanwix: Recreated Historic Fort

In 1976, the National Park Service opened a recreation of the original fort.

National Park Service/M. Colangelo

Quick Facts

Location:

The Oneida Carry, Rome, NY

Significance:

The Oneida Carry was the only major break in the New York waterway. On this route, one could travel from New York Harbor, all the way to the Great Lakes. Fort Stanwix/Schuyler protected this route.

Designation:

National Monument

In 1927, a small plot of land was bought by the State of New York to commemorate the Fort, and in 1935 Congress declared the site a National Monument subject to the land becoming Federal property (49 Stat. 665). This was made possible by the inclusion of the site in the Urban Renewal District of the City of Rome which purchased the land and donated it in 1973 to the Federal Government for the reconstruction of the fort. With the use of historic building plans and guided by archeologic finds, the recreated fort was opened to the public in 1976.

Duration:

2 minutes, 24 seconds

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