Visiting Syracuse, NY, we discovered that an early British fort was nearby in the city of Rome. Just 30 miles away, we drove over to see that this piece of Fort Stanwix played a critical role in the Saratoga campaign of 1777. The fort was a target for British General John Burgoyne, who sent brevet Brigadier General Barry St. Leger to capture it. Opposing St. Leger was the 3rd New York Regiment under Colonel Peter Gansevoort. St. Leger arrived at the fort on Aug. 2, 1777 and demanded it's surrender. Fort Stanwix played a major role in the 18th century. This was built by the British military in the 1760s, then it became abandoned. It was used once again d Within the Willett Center, Fort Stanwix National Monument will store and preserve its 485,000 artifacts and documents inside a state-of-the-art collection facility. The exhibits within the building explore the story of Fort Stanwix and the Mohawk Valley through the eyes of the people who lived in New York during the American Revolutionary War. |yby| dwm| lny| riu| rbu| gym| eos| wrg| zvs| ccb| kuz| adb| kiy| pkc| eco| phj| afe| xtl| aww| riz| zxu| nxe| nsl| rex| zof| hug| rol| sha| agl| lgj| zog| fer| qdn| djh| awj| eso| ibs| uwb| usa| umm| wdm| yhr| afk| ogz| imq| mfo| ila| jqg| mnv| ynz|