Herkimer Church Fort

Herkimer Church Fort: 1756, Herkimer County, Mohawk. Stockade around 1740-67 stone Herkimer Dutch Reformed Church, South side of Mohawk River about opposite West Canada Creek. The Old Fort was rebuilt around the church with an added blockhouse, about 1/4 mile west of the previous site. During the Revolutionary War the church, now known as Herkimer Church Fort, was re-fortified with a strong palisade and earthworks. In 1812 the church was renovated and enlarged. The ramparts were destroyed in 1918 with the construction of the Barge Canal.

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