Rome in Oneida County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Stanwix

Defending the Mohawk Valley

— Fort Stanwix National Monument —

Fort Stanwix Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 16, 2010

1. Fort Stanwix Marker

Inscription. Fort Stanwix...is large and well situated. The Examination of this fortification gave me a better idea of the strength and Importance of a Fort than any thing I ever before saw or Read.
Captain Joseph Bloomfield, 1776

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Military • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 43° 12.601′ N, 75° 27.326′ W. Marker is in Rome, New York, in Oneida County. Marker can be reached from Black River Boulevard North (New York State Route 46) west of East Dominick Street (New York State Route 49). This historical marker is located east of the Fort Stanwix National Monument's Museum and Visitor Center and just inside of the front gate of the reconstructed Fort Stanwix, along the fort's entrance pathway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rome NY 13440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Soldiers’ Quarters: Casemate (within shouting distance of this marker); Southwest Bombproof: Storeroom and Siege Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); Their voices heard... (within shouting distance of this marker); Guard Duty

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Missionary’s Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Suttler (within shouting distance of this marker); Visiting Officers’ Lodging (within shouting distance of this marker); Artillerymen (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rome.

More about this marker. This marker is part of a walking tour that goes around the outer perimeter of Fort Stanwix.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 16, 2010

2. Fort Stanwix Marker

View of historical marker in foreground with Fort Stanwix in the immediate background.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 16, 2010

3. Fort Stanwix Marker

View of historical marker along the pathway entrance to the main gate of Fort Stanwix.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 15, 2010

4. Fort Stanwix Marker

View of historical marker along the entrance pathway to the main gate of Fort Stanwix, with a view of the fort in the background.

Fort Stanwix image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, August 17, 2008

5. Fort Stanwix

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2010, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 5. submitted on June 1, 2011, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.