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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1777-1785) - A [[Revolutionary War]] refuge and fortification first established as a German Reformed Church in 1772 near Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York. The church was enclosed with a log stockade in 1772. Abandoned as a fortification in 1785. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1777-1785) - A [[Revolutionary War]] refuge and fortification first established as a German Reformed Church in 1772 near Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York. The church was enclosed with a log stockade in 1772. Abandoned as a fortification in 1785. | ||
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A [[Revolutionary War]] refuge and fortification first established as a limestone German Reformed Church in 1772. The church was enclosed by a log stockade in 1777 and garrisoned by Continental soldiers in 1778-1779. | A [[Revolutionary War]] refuge and fortification first established as a limestone German Reformed Church in 1772. The church was enclosed by a log stockade in 1777 and garrisoned by Continental soldiers in 1778-1779. | ||
Revision as of 04:57, 4 May 2012
Old Stone Fort (1) (1777-1785) - A Revolutionary War refuge and fortification first established as a German Reformed Church in 1772 near Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York. The church was enclosed with a log stockade in 1772. Abandoned as a fortification in 1785.
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Old Stone Fort (1) History
A Revolutionary War refuge and fortification first established as a limestone German Reformed Church in 1772. The church was enclosed by a log stockade in 1777 and garrisoned by Continental soldiers in 1778-1779.
Current Status
Part of the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex near the town of Schoharie in Schoharie County, New York.
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Location: Near Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 42.6772976 Long: -74.3018001 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 565
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Visited: 3 May 2012
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