Western Frontier and the Border Wars

Clinton's Dam

“Here was built a dam the summer of 1779 by the soldiers under Gen. Clinton to enable them to join the forces under Gen. Sullivan at Tioga.” Hauling 208 boats and all their supplies from Fort Pla...

Fort Stanwix National Monument

For thousands of years the ancient trail that connects the Mohawk River and Wood Creek served as a vital link for people traveling between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Ontario. Travelers used this well...

In Memory of Three Scouts

"In memory of the three scouts killed on the estate of Percefer Carr by Brandts Indians September 1778" This is the nugget of a very famous story of Revolutionary War exploits described by Walter...

Old Butternut Road

This marks the historic Indian Trail from Fort Plain to Unadilla; on map by British Officer, 1757, during the French and Indian War. This ancient trail was a major Indian trading route for thousands o...

Oneida County Historical Society

Passage to Historic Carr Farm

Meeting place of Brant's Indians and Tories, 1770-1778. Marker is on NYS 8, 6 mil north of New Berlin. A bridge over the Unadilla River at this place contributed to the 1770 Carr farm becoming the m...

Revolutionary Army Camp

“Sullivan-Clinton forces camped near this spot August, 11, 1779.” This marker is located on Route 7 about 2 miles. NE of Otego. At this spot and for several miles in both directions, the troops of...

Site of Iroquois village, Onaquaga

Lying south and west of what now the SW corner of Otsego county, the Iroquois settlement at Onaquaga (now North Windsor) was hundreds of years old, a trading post and missionary station. During the 1...

Site of Iroquois village, Unadilla

Site of the historic Iroquois village of Unadilla and marker of the Sullivan-Clinton Campaign route along the Susquehanna River south and west. Raids on old Unadilla and (nearby) Onaquaga occurre...

Sullivan Expedition Marker

“ In Sullivan's Expedition of 1779... which destroyed Indian Savagery and opened the westward pathway of civilization the New York Brigade, General James Clinton commanding, consisting of the 3rd, 4t...