The Great Ford of the Mohawk
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.
1500 feet east of this spot was
the Great Ford of the Mohawk
protected in 1758 by the erection
of Old Fort Schuyler.
General Herkimer
used this ford August 5, 1777,
on his march to
the relief of Fort Stanwix.
Marker is on Main Street west of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
