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FORT STANWIX NATIONAL MONUMENT
Rome, New York
" Amidst the City"
Built in 1758 to guard a strategic portage along a major transportation route, Fort Stanwix stands today as an inspiration to the people of the world. Fort Stanwix guarded the centuries old Oneida Carrying Place. This strategic Iroquois Confederacy portage in upstate New York bridged the waterways between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. Fort Stanwix National Monument maintains an extensive archeological collection and a nearly complete reconstruction of the fort.
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Tom Martin, National Park Service Ranger, stands "at ready" to welcome visitors to the vast, reconstructed historical monument.
"Amidst the City" © 2002
Visible in the background is St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.
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1.315.336.2090
ORISKANY BATTLEFIELD
Star Route 69
Oriskany, New York
Dedicated on August 6, 1884, the Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site reflects the character of the Mohawk Valley - its land, its history and all its people. This spacious site serves as a memorial park to those who fought so bravely to preserve their land and our continuing freedom.
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1.315.768.7224
ERIE CANAL HISTORIC VILLAGE
Routes 46 & 49
Rome, New York
Erie Canal Village is a reconstructed 19th century settlement which serves as an outdoor living historic museum. Comprised of three museums, the village sits on the site where the first shovelful of earth was turned for the construction of the Erie Canal. A mule drawn packet boat plies a section of the enlarged canal giving visitors a taste of early water travel.
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Cindy Majka, owner of Cottage Gate at the Erie Canal Village (right), answers historical questions for visitors while tending her items for sale (left) in the Canal Store.
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A vintage kitchen on display in the Cheese Museum is a reminder of home life during the 1940's.
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