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Ambushed at Oriskany, General Nicholas Herkimer rallied and saved his nearly routed militia despite being wounded. An instant hero, he was carried to his home where he died on August 16, 1777.
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Gen.Nicholas HerkimerDiedAug. 17, 1777.Ten days after thebattle of Oriskany, inwhich engagementhe received wounds whichcaused his death
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Dedicated to the Memory ofGen. Nicholas HerkimerRevolutionary War Hero ofThe Mohawk Valley
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During the American Revolution, almost half of the military actions in New York State occurred along the strategic corridor of the Mohawk Valley. In 1777 British, Native American and Loyalist battalions attacked from the west and north. Defeats at…
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In 1760, Johan Jost Herkimer deeded 500 acres, including valuable river frontage, to his eldest son Nicholas. Nicholas kept the south portage road open to the carrying place and probably provided wagons, draft animals, and labor to unload the bate…
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The grave of General Nicholas Herkimer remained unmarked until 1847, when a grandnephew purchased headstones for General Herkimer, his first wife Maria, and his brother and sister-in-law, George and Alida. In 1895, the State of New York purchased …
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Where the Mohawk Valley narrows and pierces the ridge separating the Great Lakes from the Atlantic watershed were "The Little Falls," the first portage in travel up the river. Here lived the Canajoharie Indians, the Mohawk Upper Castle. The interv…
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Lieutenant Adam F. HelmerFamous Mohawk Valley Scout On Aug. 6, 1777 carried military ordersfor General Nicholas Herkimer On Sept. 16, 1778 warned the settlersat German Flats of the approachof Joseph Brant and his warriors
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40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution. Here was born Nicholas Herkimereld…
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40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution. Near this spot was the site ofFort…
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