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French and Indian War Topic
By William Fischer, Jr., June 3, 2018
Heermance House and Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Hudson Street (New York State Route 21) at Silvester Street, on the right when traveling north on Hudson Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m118565) HM |
| On South Michigan Avenue west of Ganson Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Near here the Frenchman
Chabert Joncaire in 1758
set up the first white
establishment on the site
of Buffalo.
Evacuated 1759 at the approach
of the British. — — Map (db m57151) HM |
| Near Grandview Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | “The fort is of wood, built in a most masterly manner. It has five Bastions, mounts 105 guns, and has casements for 4,000 Men, and to hold provisions de Guerre et de Bouche for four months. Within the Fort are good Stone Barracks for . . . — — Map (db m11442) HM |
| Near Grandview Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | This tablet is erected by the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of New York AD 1912 to commemorate the capture of Fort St. Frédéric and the erection of this fortress AD 1759 by the British and Provincial Army commanded by General Sir Jeffrey . . . — — Map (db m9336) HM |
| On Grandview Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The most practical mode of travel and communication through the wilderness separating French Canada and British North America during the 18th century was by water. The Sorel (Richelieu) River, Lake Champlain, Wood Creek, and the Hudson River . . . — — Map (db m11434) HM |
| Near Grandview Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Fort St. Frédéric consisted of an outer, bastioned limestone wall enclosing the Citadel, a four-story, eight-sided tower with walls twelve feet thick at the base. Cannon were mounted on each floor of the Citadel, and entry was gained by a drawbridge . . . — — Map (db m11415) HM |
| On Lake Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 182 feet north of this spot stood the oak to which Israel Putnam was tied and tortured by the Indians in 1758 — — Map (db m9340) HM |
| Near Grandview Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | These barracks were constructed in the fashionable Georgian style of the day, uncommon in the northern interior of New York in the mid-18th century. The soldiers’ barracks is composed of four dwelling units of four rooms. Each doorway opens into a . . . — — Map (db m11443) HM |
| On Grandview Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1730, the French erected a small wooden fort at Point a la Chevelure, now Chimney Point, Vermont, thereby taking control of territory claimed by Great Britain under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). The following year, construction of . . . — — Map (db m11435) HM |
| | The white flag was the French naval ensign. It was also the flag flown over all forts that came under the royal authority in New France from the end of the seventeenth century until the British Conquest. — — Map (db m126270) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Saint Andrews Society of Glens Falls, N.Y. erected this tablet to commemorate the heroic gallantry of the 42d Regiment of Foot better known as “The Royal Highlanders” of “The Black Watch” who on July 8, 1758 lost here in . . . — — Map (db m9561) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Sacred to the memory of the gallant Highlanders of the 42nd Regiment of Foot “The Black Watch” From a regiment a thousand strong 205 died and 287 were wounded July 8, 1758 assaulting the French lines on the heights of Carillon - Their . . . — — Map (db m9579) HM |
| On Tower Avenue at Burgoyne Road / Rogers Street, on the right when traveling north on Tower Avenue. |
| | In 1756 the French erected a mill on the river opposite this spot for sawing and preparing timbers used in Fort Carillon, renamed Fort Ticonderoga when captured by General Amherst in 1759.
General Abercromby used the saw mill as his headquarters . . . — — Map (db m125190) HM |
| On New York State Route 9N, on the left when traveling south. |
| | British soldiers who chose not to return to England following the Seven Years War mustered out of the army to settle on land they had seen during the campaigns against the French. The sandy loam soil around Streetroad has sustained a diversity of . . . — — Map (db m19722) HM |
| | This fertile plain was once the floor of a prehistoric sea that receded to create Lake Champlain. When the French built Fort Carillon, known to the English as Ticonderoga, these rich lowlands supported a large garden to supplement the . . . — — Map (db m126311) HM |
| | This fertile plain was once the floor of a prehistoric sea that receded to create Lake Champlain. When the French built Fort Carillon, known to the English as Ticonderoga, these rich lowlands supported a large garden to supplement the limited . . . — — Map (db m126329) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here lie the bones of a soldier of France found under the Northwest Bastion of the Fort in November 1900 Rest in Peace — — Map (db m9654) HM |
| On Baldwin Road 0.1 miles south of Howes Landing, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Fifteen thousand men landed here to attack Ticonderoga which was successfully defended by Montcalm July, 1758 — — Map (db m45273) HM |
| On The Portage, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Along this site in July, 1759, British forces under Amherst erected an artillery battery to attack the French Fort at Carillon, which they seized and named Fort Ticonderoga. — — Map (db m10078) HM |
| On Baldwin Road (County Route 5) 0.1 miles south of Howes Landing, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Major post on Lake George, a small palisaded log fort, built in 1756 to defend Fort Carillon from British attack, & named Camp De Contrecoeur, stood in this vicinity. — — Map (db m45104) HM |
| On Sandy Redout Road 0.3 miles east of Fort Ticonderoga Road (New York State Route 74), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Chretten! Ce ne fut Point Montcalm et la Prudence ces arbres renverses, ces heros, leurs exploits qui des anglats confus ont Brish l’esperance c’est le bras de ton dieu vainqueur sur cette croix! (Montcalm A Sa Mere, 21 Juillet 1758) Here after . . . — — Map (db m138497) HM |
| On Lord Howe Street 0.1 miles south of Schuyler Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Near this spot, July 6, 1758
Lord George Augustus Howe
was killed in a skirmish
preceding Abercrombie’s defeat
by Montcalm at Fort Carillon. — — Map (db m6141) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Here are interred the bones of Eighteen Colonial Soldiers found near the Old Military Road in Ticonderoga Village on Nov. 1st 1924 — — Map (db m9650) HM |
| Near Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built by the French 1755-1758 General James Abercrombie defeated by the Marquis de Montcalm, July 8, 1758 Captured by Sir Jeffery Amherst July 27, 1759 and renamed Fort Ticonderoga Captured by Ethan Allen May 10, 1775 Captured by Sir John Burgoyne . . . — — Map (db m9447) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | During the 18th century, when nations fought to control the strategic route between the St. Lawrence River in Canada and the Hudson River to the south, the fortification overlooking the outlet of Lake George into Lake Champlain was called “the . . . — — Map (db m9094) HM |
| On The Portage, on the right when traveling south. |
| | From this point south, this street follows the route of the Indian carry between the lakes and of Montcalm’s military road traversed by Washington and Franklin during the Revolution. Erected by Ticonderoga Chapter Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m9090) HM |
| | Eighteenth century soldiers lived largely on portable food. On the march, their diet consisted of flour, rice, dried peas and beans, salted or pickled meat – goods that could travel in bags or barrels without spoiling. In Europe, soldiers . . . — — Map (db m126326) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To commemorate the heroic gallantry and noble character of George Augustus Viscount Howe Brigadier-General of His Majesty’s Forces in America. Killed near Trout Brook two days before the great battle of Carillon July 6, 1758. His death an . . . — — Map (db m9562) HM |
| On Montcalm Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This tablet marks the landing for the grand carry on the Great War Trail between the Indian tribes of the north and south country. It also marks the beginning of that carry between the lakes to avoid the falls and rapids, which later became the . . . — — Map (db m16309) HM |
| On Lake George Avenue 0.1 miles north of Alexandria Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
The tides of history have swept repeatedly through this valley, following the river
that drains Lake George into Lake Champlain, 220 feet below. When forests covered the land, people traveled by water, so this short link between the 33 miles of . . . — — Map (db m158367) HM |
| | TiconderogaThe Lake Champlain Valley has long been at the crossroads of nations and peoples. The name Ticonderoga is a corruption of an Iroquoian word meaning a, “place between two waters,” an acknowledgement of its location which . . . — — Map (db m126401) HM |
| On U.S. 9, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Through this pass to Trout Brook ran an Indian Trail, used by Robert Rogers after Battle on Snowshoes, 1758, on retreat to Fort Wm. Henry — — Map (db m9533) HM |
| On Baldwin Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Battling French & Indians and on retreat from Snowshoe Battle in 1758, Rogers' Rangers crossed over this mountain where Rogers staged his legendary escape at Rogers Rock on Lake George. — — Map (db m45765) HM |
| | For hastening to set a crown of freedom on this new land we lie possessed of praise that grows not old. And here were men coequal with their fate who did great things unconscious they were great. Back of Monument: Champlain – Iroquois . . . — — Map (db m15593) HM |
| On The Portage at Treadway Street, on the right when traveling south on The Portage. |
| | On October 3rd, 1889, a workman digging a trench opened by mere accident across the street from this point, a grave which contained the skeleton of a man, and within this grave found, at its head, a stone, now in the Black Watch Library in this . . . — — Map (db m9539) HM |
| On The Portage, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m16311) HM |
| Near Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Near this spot stood Louis-Joseph de Gozon Marquis de Montcalm on the 8th of July 1758. With a small force of French troops and Canadian volunteers, he prevented the capture of Fort Carillon by defeating a much superior British and Colonial army . . . — — Map (db m9573) HM |
| On The Portage at Crown Heights, on the right on The Portage. |
| | Along this street ran the old military road fortified in 1759 by General Amherst prior to the siege at Fort Ticonderoga. — — Map (db m9091) HM |
| On U.S. 9 at Shore Airport Road (County Route 43), on the right when traveling north on U.S. 9. |
| | Used by troops during early Colonial Wars and during the American Revolution. — — Map (db m9339) HM |
| On U.S. 9, on the left when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Robert Rogers and 74 of his Rangers in Jan. 1757 in this vicinity fought superior French forces for several hours and successfully escaped. — — Map (db m9537) HM |
| Near Mt. Defiance Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Marker #1: Two historic waterways converge at Ticonderoga. Long before the region became important to European powers, Native Americans made a portage here for carrying canoes and gear between Lake George and Lake Champlain. The five-mile-long . . . — — Map (db m19882) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the mid-18th century, this battlefield was a focal point in the Seven Years’ War, a world war between France and Great Britain. Here the two super-powers struggled for control of the Lake Champlain Lake George water highway, the strategic . . . — — Map (db m9590) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Built by troops under Montcalm July 6-7, 1758. Repaired by American troops 1776. — — Map (db m9565) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The earthen walls in front of you, called the French Lines, are the remains of a defensive wall built in the eighteenth century to defend Fort Ticonderoga from attack. The French Lines as you see them today are the original un-restored remains of . . . — — Map (db m126143) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 1776 1929 Through this entrance to the place D’Armes of the fort have passed George Washington, Ethan Allen, Benjamin Franklin, Seth Warner, Benedict Arnold, Major Robert Rogers, Horatio Gates, The Marquis de Montcalm, . . . — — Map (db m9449) HM |
| On Sandy Redoubt, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In tribute to the heroism of the troops under the unfortunate Maj. Gen’l. James Abercromby in the attack on the French lines, July 8th, 1758, to mark the capture of Fort Carillon by Lieut. Gen’l. Sir Jeffrey Amherst July 27th, 1759 and, to record . . . — — Map (db m9585) HM |
| | Sent to the Province of New York in 1737, by his uncle Sir Peter Warren for the purpose of supervising landed property in the Mohawk Valley, William Johnson engaged in trade with settlers and Indians.
Prospering in mercantile enterprises, he . . . — — Map (db m52124) HM |
| | Hostilities of the Seven Years' War having commenced, Colonel William Johnson was commissioned a Major General of Provincial Forces and assigned to command the Crown Point Expedition against the French, in 1755. After the failure of the other . . . — — Map (db m52121) HM |
| Near Church Street just west of Market Street. |
| | Grave of Sir William Johnson
Baronet
1715 - MASON - 1774
His Indian name
Warraghiyagey
"he who does much business"
Founder of
Johnstown
St. John's Episcopal Church
St. Patrick's Lodge 4 F.&A.M.
First Free School
Supt. of Indian . . . — — Map (db m54281) HM |
| On W. State Street at Hall Ave. on W. State Street. |
| | A man of strong character. A colossal pioneer. One of the greatest men of his time. Sole superintendent and faithful friend of the Six Nations and their Allies. Their Warragiyaey. Founder of Johnstown. He established here the first free school in . . . — — Map (db m57754) HM |
| | Johnson Hall
A man of Sir William’s position required a grand home to impress his many guests who arrived for political, financial, and diplomatic discussions. Commitments in the French and Indian War(1754-63), however, kept him from . . . — — Map (db m136523) HM |
| On County Route 146, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Graves of Captain Gershom Woodworth, French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars and Sergeant Selah Woodworth of Revolution: Mayfield Pioneer. — — Map (db m68208) HM |
| On Parmelee Road 0.1 miles south of Lake Street Road. |
| | Genesee County's only known French & Indian War veteran
Pioneer of Stone Church
Died 1811 age 72 buried in Fort Hill Cemetery Le Roy — — Map (db m57317) HM |
| On River Road (County Route 188) at New York State Route 5S, on the left when traveling east on River Road. |
| | Ft. Hendrick
1754-1760
British post guarding
Mohawk Castle. Named for
King Hendrick killed
at Lake George, Sept. 1755
N.Y. State
Historical
Marker — — Map (db m57269) HM |
| Near State Route 169 (New York State Route 169) east of General Herkimer Road. |
| | Featured Text on Marker:
Peace following the French and Indian War (1756-1763) provided security on the frontier, and in 1764, Nicholas Herkimer constructed the Georgian style mansion you see here. The house remained in the Herkimer . . . — — Map (db m75328) HM |
| On Highway 5S, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Site of home of Johan Jost,
Herkimer ca. 1740 fortified
1756-57 military outpost
During French & Indian and
Revolutionary Wars — — Map (db m32461) HM |
| On New York State Route 5S west of Plantation Road (County Route 212A), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Fort Herkimer
Stood 86 rods west of this church.
It served as a place of refuge
for the pioneers
from attacks by the French and Indians,
and during the War of the Revolution,
with this church,
as a place of defense
and a . . . — — Map (db m57328) HM |
| On Newport-Gray Road (County Route 111) 0.1 miles north of Military Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In this cemetery are the
graves of soldiers of the
Four Wars
French-Indian, Revolution,
War of 1812, Civil War — — Map (db m151311) HM |
| On Nichols Pond Road 0.4 miles north of W Mile Strip Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Site of Champlain Battle
Here Champlain aided by
Huron Indians attacked the
stockaded Oneida Village
Oct. 10-16, 1615 — — Map (db m144345) HM |
| On Braddock Bay State Parkway 0.2 miles north of East Manitou Road (County Route 140), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Destination Montreal In 1759, the British plan for defeating the French in North America involved major expeditions that would cut off French supply routes up and down the St. Lawrence River, block French advances south through the Champlain . . . — — Map (db m90216) HM |
| On Culver Road (County Route 120) 0.2 miles east of Sea Breeze drive, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Bivouac For two days, July 2nd and 3rd, 1759, a force of 3,000 soldiers under the command of Brigidier General John Prideaux camped here. The army was advancing along the lake on a campaign from Oswego to Four Mile Creek, near Fort Niagara. . . . — — Map (db m90266) HM |
| Near Wilson Boulevard at Elmwood Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Empires in America After Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492, European invaders claimed it for themselves. By the middle of the eighteenth century, France, England, and Spain claimed possession of most of the North American . . . — — Map (db m131876) HM |
| On Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The majestic Mohawk Valley has been the scene of many key events which have helped to shape the character and destiny of New York State and the nation. This was once the home of the proud Mohawks, one of the main tribes of the powerful six-nation . . . — — Map (db m130806) HM |
| On Mohawk Turnpike (New York State Route 5) at Mergner Drive, on the right when traveling west on Mohawk Turnpike. |
| | Third Mohawk Valley House
built by Sir William
Johnson. Important military
post and Indian Council
place of 1754-60 — — Map (db m46976) HM |
| On NY Thruway (U.S. I-90), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Mohawk Valley was a principal pass to the interior between the Adirondack Mountains and the Allegheny Plateau. Here dwelt the Mohawks, one of the Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy who barred the white man's advance westward. In the . . . — — Map (db m75968) HM |
| On Mohawk Turnpike (New York State Route 5). |
| |
Stone Section of House
Was Stockaded Home Of
Lt. Col. Peter Wagner
Palatine Regt. Tryon
County Militia - 1750
— — Map (db m120445) HM |
| Near New York State Route 5 5.6 miles east of Bridge Street (New York State Route 10), on the right when traveling east. |
| | The majestic Mohawk Valley has been the scene of many key events which have helped to shape the character and destiny of New York State and the nation. This was once the home of the proud Mohawks, one of the main tribes of the powerful six-nation . . . — — Map (db m84167) HM |
| On Spout Brook Road (County Route 163), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Flint Homesite Robert Flint - Pioneer and Lieutenant French and Indian Wars, Cornelius Flint - Soldier Revolution
— — Map (db m48399) HM |
| On Mohawk Turnpike (New York State Route 5). |
| | 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 could . . . — — Map (db m120450) HM |
| On Mohawk Turnpike (New York State Route 5). |
| |
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
~~~
This Tablet Placed Aug. . . . — — Map (db m120447) HM |
| Near Lewiston Road (New York State Route 104) 0.2 miles north of Hyde Park Boulevard (New York State Route 61). |
| | British and French Compete for Alliances
Both the French and the British negotiated with American Indian tribes, either to gain their support or to convince them to remain neutral. In Canada, Algonquian tribes; the Ottawa, Huron, Abenaki, and . . . — — Map (db m77202) HM |
| Near South 4th Street south of Tuscarora Street. |
| | For early travelers coming up the Niagara River on their way from Lake Ontario to the other Great Lakes, this area - known as the Lower Landing - marked the beginning of the Niagara Portage, the shortest and most accessible route around Niagara . . . — — Map (db m66302) HM |
| Near South 4th Street south of Tuscarora Street.. |
| | Louis Thomas de Joncaire, a French soldier captured and adopted by the Seneca until repatriated in 1694, played an important role for the French as an interpreter and trader. Joncaire and his sons are the French men most commonly associated with the . . . — — Map (db m66264) HM |
| Near Niagara Scenic Parkway (New York State Route 957A) 1 mile west of Interstate 190, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Great Lakes Seaway Trail. New York State French and Indian War Commemoration 250 years. Securing Military and Commercial Goods. Fort Schlosser was built to protect the upper portage landing and was used as a storehouse for military and . . . — — Map (db m72889) HM |
| Near Niagara Scenic Parkway (New York State Route 957A) 1 mile north of Interstate 190. |
| | Early European Visitors The Niagara River, with its mighty falls and rapids, was well known by Native Americans. Word of its majesty reached European explorers and soldiers who came to North America. Despite their mission, explorers and . . . — — Map (db m72940) HM |
| On Goat Island Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Niagara Portage. For thousands of years the seven-mile-long Niagara Portage linked Lake Ontario to Lake Erie by providing travelers with a land route around Niagara Falls. The portage trail ran from the Upper Landing, 1.5 miles above the falls . . . — — Map (db m87918) HM |
| Near Niagara Scenic Parkway (New York State Route 957A) 0.1 miles west of 1st Street. |
| | The American Rapids begin at the upstream end of Goat Island. From there, they drop about 50 feet (15 meters) in elevation to the brink of the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. Although no more than a few feet deep, these swift rapids are . . . — — Map (db m87887) HM |
| Near Niagara Scenic Parkway (New York State Route 957A). |
| | Tragedy at Devil's Hole Pontiac's Rebellion The British victory in the French and Indian War (1754-1763) resulted in an uprising under Pontiac, an Ottawa leader, against the British presence in the Upper Great Lakes region. The Niagara Portage . . . — — Map (db m74792) HM |
| On Lockport Street (New York State Route 93) at Creek Road (New York State Route 18), on the right when traveling east on Lockport Street. |
| | British forces under Brig. Gen John Prideaux and Sir William Johnson landed at mouth of 4 Mile Creek, July 6, 1759. Besieged Fort Niagara. — — Map (db m79641) HM |
| | To the memory of unknown officers and enlisted men who participated in the early Indian wars in this frontier and in the Revolutionary War, whose remains are interred in this cemetery. — — Map (db m89083) WM |
| On River Road (New York State Route 18F at milepost 5.8), 0.1 miles south of Swain Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Field of La Belle Famille —•— Where on July 24, 1759, French forces of Capt. Francois Le Marchand De Lignery and Capt. Charles Aubry, with Indian allies, hastening to the relief of Fort Niagara, were defeated by British and . . . — — Map (db m82545) HM |
| On River Road (New York State Route 18F) near Swain Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | »---›
Site of Battle
La Belle Famille
July 24, 1759, deciding
British capture of
French Fort Niagara — — Map (db m67344) HM |
| On River Road (New York State Route 18F) south of Swain Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On the Battlefield of
La Belle Famille
Father Claude Joseph Virot S. J.
Chaplain of the French forces
was killed by the Iroquois
July 24, 1759. — — Map (db m67345) HM WM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) at Water Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | La Belle Famille At this battle British troops and native allies defeated French forces sealing Ft. Niagara's surrender July 24, 1759 — — Map (db m98388) HM |
| Near Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F) when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m67466) HM |
| Near Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F) when traveling north. |
| | This House,
The "Castle" of
Fort Niagara
was built by the French
1726, approximately on the
site occupied by La Salle
1678, and Denonville 1687.
Taken by the British
1759, it was held by them as
a base of warfare against . . . — — Map (db m67421) HM |
| On Main Street (New York State Route 18F) north of Lockport Road (New York State Route 93), on the left when traveling north. |
| | July 24, 1759
At this location British troops set defenses against French reinforcements, intent on breaking the British siege of Fort Niagara. Though outnumbered, the British repelled the advance and assured the fall of the Fort. Their . . . — — Map (db m67347) HM |
| On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (New York State Route 18F), on the left when traveling north. |
| | During the 18th century, the Niagara Portage provided one of the great access points to the interior of North America. Here, travelers from the east could reach the upper Great Lakes after a relatively short portage around Niagara Falls.
Fort . . . — — Map (db m67384) HM |
| On Scott Avenue north of Jackson Street (Route 18F), on the right when traveling north. |
| | In July 1759, 2,300 British and New York troops, with about 900 Iroquois allies laid siege to French-held Fort Niagara. 19 days later, with its wall breached and a French relief force defeated only a mile away, Fort Niagara surrendered. . . . — — Map (db m67473) HM |
| | Here lie the bodies of Unknown Defenders of Old Fort Niagara — — Map (db m140504) 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 Rome New London Road (New York State Route 46/49). |
| |
On Water Route
Destroyed And
Many Killed By
French & Indians
March 27 1756
— — Map (db m100362) HM |
| On East Whitesboro Street. |
| | Site of fort destroyed on
Aug. 31, 1756 by retreating
British army to prevent
capture by French during
French and Indian War — — Map (db m132662) 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 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 |
| 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 |
| On West Dominick Street west of George Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m32411) 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 Main Street west of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | [Text on north side of marker]:
The Site of
Old Fort Schuyler
1758
[Text on south side of marker]:
The historical and patriotic
societies of Utica place this
stone to mark the site of one
of a chain . . . — — Map (db m54242) HM |
| On Lafayette Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Family of early Lafayette
settlers buried here from
1802-1862. Comfort Rounds
fought in French and
Indian War ca. 1755. — — Map (db m133051) HM |
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