Water for the Garrison

Water for the Garrison (HMLNX)

Location: Rome, NY 13440 Oneida County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 12.626', W 75° 27.275'

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— Fort Stanwix National Monument —

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.

During the siege of 1777, the British diverted the stream's source, causing it to run dry. Soldiers dug temporary wells inside the fort to provide an alternate water supply, safe from enemy gunfire.

"Any person who may be found easing themselves, in any other places about the Camp, or Garrison, except the Necessaries provided for that purpose, may depend on being Severely punish'd on being discovered."
Lieutenant Colonel Marinus Willett, Sept 15, 1777
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 2:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 463074 N 4784283
Decimal Degrees43.21043333, -75.45458333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 12.626', W 75° 27.275'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 12' 37.56" N, 75° 27' 16.50" W
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Area Code(s)315
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 119-131 Black River Blvd, Rome NY 13440, US
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