Stars & Stripes First Flew in Battle

Stars & Stripes First Flew in Battle (HMLNJ)

Location: Rome, NY 13440 Oneida County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 12.655', W 75° 27.455'

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Fort Stanwix

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 withstood a siege by British Regulars, Hessians, Mohawk Valley Tories & Indians under Lt. Col. Barry St. Leger - Lt. Col. Marinus Willett Aug. 6th conducting the sortie to relieve the enemy pressure upon Gen. Nicholas Herkimer's militia ambushed in Oriskany's Forest.

1758 - Fort erected to protect the Great Oneida Carrying Place from the French.
1768 - Famous Boundary Line Treaty here negotiated.
1784 - Treaty of Peace with the Indians.
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HM NumberHMLNJ
Series This marker is part of the Battlefield Trails - Revolutionary War series
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 4:10am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 462830 N 4784338
Decimal Degrees43.21091667, -75.45758333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 12.655', W 75° 27.455'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 12' 39.30" N, 75° 27' 27.30" W
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Area Code(s)315
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-298 W Dominick St, Rome NY 13440, US
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