Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

Museum Monday Programs Planned for Schoharie Crossing

Fort Hunter, NY – Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is excited to announce the return of Museum Monday programs this winter.  Each month the museum at the Visitor Center will be open from 11:00am to 1:00pm on a select Monday and a brief discussion on a relevant topic will be offered.

On Monday, January 9th we’ll enjoy hot tea and discuss the tea trade.  Some of what will be covered are European traditions and influence of tea drinking culture.

February 13th, we’ll explore some Mohawk Valley history regarding enslaved people and the lead up to the construction of the Erie Canal.

March 13th, we’ll welcome Fulton County Historian, Samantha Hall-Saladino, to speak briefly on the Mohawk matriarch Molly Brant during Women’s History Month.

April 10th, we recognize humor and poetry month with a reading of Mark Twain’s fine work, “The Aged Pilot Man,” which takes a hilarious look at canal life.

For information about this program, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit our Facebook page.

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual state parks, historic sites, golf courses, boat launches and recreational trails, which are visited by 78 million people annually.  For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow-on Twitter.

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General Herkimer Home State Historic Site
From this point, General Nicholas Herghheimer, known as General Herkimer, started August 3, 1777 to take command of the men who assembled in answer to his call to fight in defense of the Mohawk Valley. Placed by the German-American Alliance of the State of New York, June 14, 1912.
Historic New York: Site of the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777
The Military Road: Joseph Brant, familiar with the terrain, probably selected the place of ambush where a small stream crossed the military road. The military road of 1777 was about ten rods north of the present highway.
General Herkimer's Troops entered the ravine at this point.
General Herkimer's Troops entered the ravine at this point.
Small bridge crossing the stream on the military road.
Ambush started here: The militia column, on its way to the relief of Fort Stanwix, marched into this ravine, August, 6, 1777, and were ambushed by Loyalists and British. The Attackers came out of hiding in woods on the west, the south and the north.
Ambush started here: The militia column, on its way to the relief of Fort Stanwix, marched into this ravine, August, 6, 1777, and were ambushed by Loyalists and British. The Attackers came out of hiding in woods on the west, the south and the north.
The Rally: Both sides regrouped during a driving rain. Herkimer's troops concentrated here, forming an irregular circle. The attackers were on all sides.
"In the Valley homes was great mourning. For such a small population. In some families the male members were wiped out. It was many a long , weary year before the sorrow and suffering caused by the sacrifices at Oriskany had been forgotten in the Valley of the Mohawk." - Nelson Greene. History of the Mohawk Valley
"Near this spot stood the Beech Tree which during the Battle of Oriskany sheltered the wounded General Herkimer while he gave orders that made Saratoga possible and decided the fate of a Nation. Placed by the Oriskany Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution of Oriskany and the sons of Oriskany of New York City, June 14, 1912.
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