This tablet marks the site of the home of Col. Jacob Klock
meeting place of
the Tryon County Vigilance Committee
June 16, 1775 July 10-11, 1775
and first and second town meetings of St. Johnsville.
Battle of Klocks Field Oct. . . . — — Map (db m137565) HM
Fort Klock was built as a fortified farmhouse in 1750, during the unsettled times of the French & Indian Wars. The two-foot-thick limestone walls have loopholes on every side so people inside can defend themselves. A small spring in the cellar . . . — — Map (db m120450) HM
The Stone Dwelling 500 Feet South
Was Built By Johannis Klock In 1750,
And Was Used As A Fort And Place Of
Refuge During The Revolutionary War
The "Battle of Klock's Field"
Was Fought Near Here To The West
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This Tablet Placed Aug. . . . — — Map (db m120447) HM
500 feet north on hill. 1750
St. John’s Reformed Church,
school and cemetery. Site of
Mohawk Valley pioneers and
Revolutionary War soldiers. — — Map (db m137555) HM
Transferred to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park by Alonzo Smith Post No. 356 G.A.R Dept. of N.Y. C.W. Scudder, Com., C. W. Lambert, Adj. 1922
This gun was in active service during the Civil War — — Map (db m137988) WM
1st U.S. Male to win 24 hr.
Nat’l Championship 3 times
1996 147.1 Miles
2000 157.9 Miles
2002 138.6 Miles 2002 48 hrs. 231 Miles — — Map (db m137535) HM
