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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1777-1783) - A Patriot [[Revolutionary War]] Fort established in 1777 near Nelliston, Montgomery County, New York. Named Fort Wagner after Lieutenant Colonel [[Peter Wagner]] the owner of the property. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1777-1783) - A Patriot [[Revolutionary War]] Fort established in 1777 near Nelliston, Montgomery County, New York. Named Fort Wagner after Lieutenant Colonel [[Peter Wagner]] the owner of the property. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783. | ||
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== History of Fort Wagner | == History of Fort Wagner == | ||
[[File:Fort Wagner.jpg|thumb|center| 796px|Fort Wagner 2016.]] | |||
Established in 1777 at the home of Lieutenant Colonel [[Peter Wagner]] as a part of the [[Revolutionary War]] defenses of the Mohawk River Valley. A palisade was erect around the stone house and a blockhouse to create a refuge for local residents from the raiding British, Loyalists and their Indian allies. | Established in 1777 at the home of Lieutenant Colonel [[Peter Wagner]] as a part of the [[Revolutionary War]] defenses of the Mohawk River Valley. A palisade was erect around the stone house and a blockhouse to create a refuge for local residents from the raiding British, Loyalists and their Indian allies. | ||
Loyalists | Loyalists forces under Sir [[John Johnson]] attacked Fort Wagner in the fall of 1780 but were successfully driven off by the garrison. | ||
Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783. | Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
The house and an addition still exist 1.6 miles northwest from the Nelliston intersection of Main Street and River Street along NY 5. | [[File:Fort Wagner Marker.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Wagner Marker.]] | ||
The house and an addition still exist 1.6 miles northwest from the Nelliston intersection of Main Street and River Street along NY 5. A marker is located between the road and the house. | |||
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* [http://www.threerivershms.com/fortwagner.htm Three Rivers - Fort Wagner (Vrooman)] | * [http://www.threerivershms.com/fortwagner.htm Three Rivers - Fort Wagner (Vrooman)] | ||
* [http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/history/060.html History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 Chapter 60: 1776-1777, Mohawk Valley Revolutionary Forts.] | * [http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/history/060.html History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 Chapter 60: 1776-1777, Mohawk Valley Revolutionary Forts.] | ||
{{Visited| | * [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ny0325/ Library of Congress - HABS Survey of Fort Wagner] | ||
{{Visited|14 Jun 2016}} | |||
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[[Category:New York Montgomery County]] | [[Category:New York Montgomery County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2016 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:Revolutionary War Forts]] | [[Category:Revolutionary War Forts]] | ||
[[Category:Mohawk Valley Forts]] | [[Category:Mohawk Valley Forts]] | ||
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Fort Wagner (3) (1777-1783) - A Patriot Revolutionary War Fort established in 1777 near Nelliston, Montgomery County, New York. Named Fort Wagner after Lieutenant Colonel Peter Wagner the owner of the property. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783.
History of Fort Wagner Established in 1777 at the home of Lieutenant Colonel Peter Wagner as a part of the Revolutionary War defenses of the Mohawk River Valley. A palisade was erect around the stone house and a blockhouse to create a refuge for local residents from the raiding British, Loyalists and their Indian allies. Loyalists forces under Sir John Johnson attacked Fort Wagner in the fall of 1780 but were successfully driven off by the garrison. Abandoned as a fortification at the end of the war in 1783. Current Status The house and an addition still exist 1.6 miles northwest from the Nelliston intersection of Main Street and River Street along NY 5. A marker is located between the road and the house.
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Visited: 14 Jun 2016
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