Fort Stanwix National Monument

Fort Stanwix National Monument, in Rome, central New York, authorized as a national monument 1935. The fort, now reconstructed, was originally built in 1758 by the British to secure an important portage on the Mohawk River. In 1768 it was the site of the signing of the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, wherein the Iroquois ceded lands east of the Ohio River to the British. In August 1777, the American-held fort withstood a three-week siege by British invasion forces from Canada. Area, 6.3 hectares (15.5 acres).

Reviewed by: National Park Service