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Fort Bull

Fort Bull – Oneida Carrying Place Archaeology Funded

September 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Fort Bull – Fort Wood Creek siteFort Bull and the Oneida Carrying Place were important parts of the military and Indigenous landscape that shaped the development of the Upper Mohawk Valley region.

The Oneida Carrying Place, a four-mile overland route that connected the Mohawk River and Wood Creek, was vital to British military campaign strategies beginning with the French and Indian War. The Carry also saw significant action during St. Leger’s American Revolution Campaign (1777), which included the Siege of Fort Stanwix/Schuyler and the Battle of Oriskany. [Read more…] about Fort Bull – Oneida Carrying Place Archaeology Funded

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Fort Bull, French And Indian War, French History, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Military History, Mohawk River, New France, Oneida Carrying Place, Oneida County, Oneida Indian Nation, Rome Historical Society, SUNY Binghamton

Rome Historical Raises Concerns Over Fort Bull Construction Project

October 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

suggested location of fort bull mapWhat follows is a message sent to the media by Arthur L. Simmons III, Executive Director of the Rome Historical Society regarding construction at the site of Fort Bull.

Fort Bull was one of several British forts that secured the portage between the Mohawk River and Wood Creek. In 1756, French troops, supported by allied Native Americans, marched overland from Fort La Presentation (present day Ogdensburg) and attacked the British fort on the Oneida Carry. The French destroyed Fort Bull and killed or captured nearly 60 of the British garrison. [Read more…] about Rome Historical Raises Concerns Over Fort Bull Construction Project

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Archaeology, Erie Canal, Fort Bull, Historic Preservation, Rome, Rome Historical Society

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