Fort Bull

Fort Bull, 1755, Oneida County, Rome. Originally to be called Fort Wood Creek (1). French and Indian War fort on the Oneida Carry/Portage (Rome). Construction in October 1755. A star shaped wood stockade with four interior buildings. At the upper landing of Wood Creek, western terminus of the carry. Destroyed March 27, 1756 by the French under de Lery. (Massacre at Fort Bull). Rebuilt May-Aug 1756 as Fort Wood Creek.

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