On Hill Road (New York State Route 825) at Ellsworth Road, on the right when traveling north on Hill Road.
Created in the 1940s, Alley Oop once stood watch outside the barracks of the former Rome Air Depot.
Named after the prehistoric comic strip character, servicemen crafted the statue in their spare time to guard the facility.
Thanks to the . . . — — Map (db m154124) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
Artillery was a specialist discipline, requiring knowledge of math and use of measuring tools to calculate trajectories of cannon and mortar. Artillery soldiers therefore received better pay and living conditions than regular soldiers, although . . . — — Map (db m76037) HM
On North James Street south of East Court Street, on the left when traveling south.
Colonel in the Continental Army. Served in Canada with Montgomery in 1775 in campaign against Quebec. Successfully defended Fort Stanwix in 1777 against the allied British and Indian forces under St. Leger, preventing their junction with Burgoyne . . . — — Map (db m54179) HM
On North James Street at East Park Street, on the left when traveling south on North James Street.
During the Siege
— of —
Fort Stanwix
Aug. 2-22, 1777
——— • ———
The British dug their
zigzag trenches or
approaches, directed
against the northwest
bastion, across the site . . . — — Map (db m54161) HM
On Perimeter Road at Mohawk Drive, on the right when traveling north on Perimeter Road.
Joseph R. "Papa Joe" Fusco Sr.
Jan. 14th 1930-May 4th 2012
1947: Entered military service, stationed in Trieste, Italy serving with the U.S. Army of occupation in Europe.
1951: Honorably discharged.
1956: Began refueling . . . — — Map (db m226319) HM
On James Street at Dominick Street, on the left when traveling north on James Street.
Chris was the devoted husband of New York State Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito for almost 25 years, and adored their son, Christopher, with whom he enjoyed many wonderful hours supporting all of his activities. The youngest child of Angela L. and . . . — — Map (db m181306) HM
On Fort Bull Road south of Rome-New London Road, on the left when traveling south.
Construction began in Rome N.Y. on July 4, 1817. The canal measured 40'x 28'x 4' and was 363 miles long. It went from Albany to Buffalo and was used into the 1830's. — — Map (db m54216) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
This room has been laid out to look like the commandant’s quarters. The original quarters were located in the headquarters building, which was not reconstructed. The fort commander was a man of wealth and high social status, which was reflected in . . . — — Map (db m76019) HM
Near North James Street (New York State Route 26) east of West Dominick Street.
The outcome of the American Revolution, and the opening of the West during both wartime and peace, hinged upon events at this gateway between East and West.
Walk the Oneida Carrying Place
Rediscover this trail between East and West . . . — — Map (db m33310) HM
On Fort Bull Road south of Rome-New London Road, on the left when traveling north.
Begun in the 1830's and enlarged to 70'x 56'x 7'. The improvement included double and larger locks and the capacity of handling more traffic. The enlargement was used until 1918 when the barge canal opened and horse-drawn boats became a thing of the . . . — — Map (db m54197) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
Throughout the war, soldiers would have been accompanied by their families as they had no other way of supporting them. Later in the war it became common for officers, running low on assets, to also have their families join them. Most families . . . — — Map (db m76036) HM
On Rome-New London Road (New York State Route 49) 0.5 miles south of Rome-Taberg Road (New York State Route 69), on the right when traveling east.
250 Paces from
here is the site of
Fort Bull
the scene of fierce
struggles during the
early Indian Wars-
twenty years
before the revolution
— — Map (db m43098) HM
Near Black River Boulevard North (New York State Route 46) west of East Dominick Street (New York State Route 49).
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 — — Map (db m33300) HM
On E. Whitesboro Street at East Erie Boulevard (New York State Route 49), on the right when traveling north on E. Whitesboro Street.
Constructed 1755 to guard
Upper Mohawk River landing.
Destroyed August 31, 1756
by retreating British army
during French and Indian War. — — Map (db m152618) HM
On North James Street (New York State Route 26) at Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south on North James Street.
During the August 1777 Siege of Fort Stanwix, British forces dug trenches near this site. This attempt to bring their guns closer to the fort's powder magazine, located in the bastion in front of you, failed.
At the end of the three-week siege, . . . — — Map (db m32485) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
All soldiers were responsible for guard duty on a rotation basis. Each 24-hour period was the responsibility of one or more companies, each consisting of 40-60 soldiers. During this period they shared all guarding duties, sleeping and patrolling in . . . — — Map (db m76012) HM
On Martin Street east of Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 26), on the left when traveling east.
For generations, in seasons of low water, the bateaux of traders and of the armies were here removed from the Mohawk (as the river then flowed) and conveyed across the Oneida carrying place to be re-launched in Wood Creek.
Here, Aug. 2, 1777, . . . — — Map (db m54145) HM
On North Washington Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street.
John B. Jervis, 1795-1885,
built this home 1857-1858.
Engineer for Erie Canal,
NYC Croton Aqueduct and
Harlem River High Bridge. — — Map (db m152622) HM
Near North Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
An eminent canal, railway and waterworks engineer, he began his career in connection with the Erie Canal construction at Rome in 1817. He was chief engineer for the completion of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and for the original Croton Aqueduct . . . — — Map (db m104656) HM
On North Washington Street at Elm Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street.
Jervis Public Library
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1982
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m152623) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
In contrast to the European military, where officer’s commissions were usually bought, in the Continental army it was possible to earn battlefield promotions. In this way even enlisted men could become junior ranking officers (e.g. ensign, . . . — — Map (db m76038) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
While missionaries generally went into Indian lands simply with a desire to spread the word of the Christian God and to do good works, the American Revolution involved them in political missions as well. Both the Americans and the British used . . . — — Map (db m76044) HM
On Perimeter Road at Mohawk Drive, on the right when traveling north on Perimeter Road.
An airplane's history is really the story of the men and women who built it, maintained and flew it, as well as the missions it has flown, the places it visited and the accomplishments these people made possible. "225" is here to remember those . . . — — Map (db m226321) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
The orderly room was the headquarters of the fort, where officers conducted the general business of the fort: writing daily garrison orders, holding meetings, completing paperwork and staging Courts Martial. This room has been laid out to look . . . — — Map (db m76021) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
This bombproof, being relatively dry, was used as the powder magazine. This was revealed through period documentation, and it also explains why the British targeted this part of the fort during the 1777 siege. Munitions stored in this bombproof . . . — — Map (db m76013) HM
On North James Street at East Court Street, on the right when traveling north on North James Street.
Rome Court House
Rebuilt 1849, Greek Revival
Style, public square given
by Dominick Lynch, replaced
one built 1807 as system
of half-shire towns began
wings and dome added 1902 — — Map (db m54234) HM
On East Dominick Street at Black River Road (New York State Route 46), on the right when traveling west on East Dominick Street.
More than 2,000 Italians immigrated to Rome between 1890 and 1929. They found work in the expanding factories of East Rome and encouraged their families and friends to move here. Generations later, this neighborhood is still a cultural center for . . . — — Map (db m141835) HM
On East Court Street at North James Street, on the right when traveling west on East Court Street.
Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy
of Massachusetts addressed
two thousand Romans from
this site September 29, 1960, in
his quest for the presidency
of the United States. — — Map (db m43355) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
Compare this barracks building to the other soldiers’ quarters in the casemates. At first glance this might look like a far more pleasant environment than the dark casemates. However, look at the gaps in the walls and consider how cold it would get . . . — — Map (db m76041) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
This space represents a typical quarters for regular soldiers. A casemate of this size would have housed at least 40 soldiers every night. The soldiers cooked and ate by the fire, and slept on the straw bunks. Soldiers slept sitting up because it . . . — — Map (db m76035) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
This bombproof, with a ventilation shaft leading to the top of the bastion, was considered the best place for keeping food (salt meat, peas, flour, rice and vinegar) and other non-weapon supplies. For most of the fort’s history, it was a storage . . . — — Map (db m76011) HM
On North James Street (New York State Route 26) at West Dominick Street, on the right when traveling south on North James Street.
Here Aug. 3, 1777
the
Stars & Stripes
First Flew In Battle
Above the Southwest Bastion
of
Fort Stanwix
(Schuyler)
Here Aug 2d to 22d Col. Peter Gansevoort's New York & Massachusetts Continentals successfully . . . — — Map (db m32402) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
In a room such as this, the fort surgeon would have diagnosed the sick and treated the day-to-day illnesses of the garrison. The main illnesses were muscle strain due to the constant hard labor needed to run the fort, and infectious diseases . . . — — Map (db m76033) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
The suttler was a civilian trader who acted as a link between the fort and the outside world. He traded with local American Indians, periodically taking furs to Albany to exchange for money or other goods. Soldiers and their families could . . . — — Map (db m76043) HM
On Perimeter Road at Mohawk Drive, on the right when traveling north on Perimeter Road.
The Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM), designated the AGM-86B, is a highly capable weapon launched from the B-52. The 416th was the first USAF wing to achieve operational capability with the ALCM in December 1982. The missile is built by Boeing . . . — — Map (db m226322) HM
On West Dominick Street at James Street on West Dominick Street.
The Oneida Carrying Place
The City of Rome owes its historic importance to its strategic geographic location in the Mohawk Valley, a narrow passage sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains to the north and the Appalachians to the . . . — — Map (db m226324) HM
The ceremonies outside the village of Rome on Independence Day, 1817, climaxed years of discussion about building the Erie Canal. Dignitaries and local citizens assembled at sunrise to attend the start of construction. Judge Joshua Hathaway, a . . . — — Map (db m50330) HM
Near North James Street (New York State Route 26) east of Erie Boulevard East (New York State Route 49).
Fort Stanwix is best known for the 1777 siege, but such dramatic events were not a feature of everyday life here.
Limited space inside the fort forced some soldiers and a few of their wives and children to live outside the walls. A unique . . . — — Map (db m33285) HM
On North James Street south of West Dominick Street.
For centuries water was the easiest way to move people, goods, and ideas. Hundreds of tons of trade goods passed over the Oneida Carrying Place — here raw materials sent east from the Great Lakes region passed manufactured goods heading west. . . . — — Map (db m32584) HM
Near Black River Boulevard North (New York State Route 46) at East Dominick Street (New York State Route 49).
Built on the foundation of the original 18th-century fort, this reconstruction provides insight into the experiences of those who lived here.
Their stories are preserved in recreated rooms, barracks, and exhibits.
Their stories are told . . . — — Map (db m33286) HM
On Perimeter Road at Mohawk Drive, on the right when traveling north on Perimeter Road.
Lieutenant Colonel
United States Army Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Townsend E. Griffiss was born in Buffalo, New York, April 4, 1900. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922 and from advanced flying school Kelly Field, . . . — — Map (db m226316) HM
The British gun battery of four cannons and four mortars was located near the brick-red high rise building you see today in front of you. These relatively small weapons were unable to cause significant damage to the fort.
British commander . . . — — Map (db m32705) HM
Head of navigation on the Mohawk in former days. Here for untold ages pre-Indian drew forth his canoe and transported it to Wood Creek. Here, also, for many decades, in times of normal water the white man landed his bateau.
During the siege of . . . — — Map (db m54149) HM
Near Black River Blvd. (New York State Route 26), on the right when traveling west.
Regiments were posted to the fort anywhere from four months to two years. As companies moved in and out of the fort, a space like this served as temporary lodging for the officers of a newly arriving regiment. Such space also housed officers . . . — — Map (db m76034) HM
Near North James Street south of West Dominick Street.
For centuries American Indians, traders, soldiers, and travelers crossed over this very path. Here goods and ideas were exchanged.
The name of this portage trail between two river systems is the "Oneida Carrying Place." It served as a major . . . — — Map (db m32662) HM
On Black River Boulevard North (New York State Route 46) north of East Dominick Street (New York State Route 49).
The spring-fed stream, reconstructed here, supplied the garrison with water for drinking and washing. Extending out from the fort was an elevated latrine called a "necessary." It ran into a short channel that fed downstream to the fort's garden. . . . — — Map (db m32417) HM
On East Dominick Street, 0.2 miles east of Black River Boulevard (New York State Route 46), on the left when traveling east.
At midnight Aug. 8, 1777, Fort Stanwix being invested by the British, Lieut. Col. Marinus Willett and Lieut. Stockwell threaded their way through the swamp then intervening, crossed the Mohawk River by means of a log, slipped between the hostile . . . — — Map (db m138790) HM WM
