The Mohawk Valley Path Through History begins with the Revolutionary War - the sites and events related to this period in history.
Jul 28, 1783 - Aug 3, 1783
Gen. Washington tours Mohawk Valley Region
George Washington tours the Mohawk Valley from Fort Rensselaer to Fort Schuyler, south to Cherry Valley and Otsego Lake.
Aug 2, 1780
Canajoharie District attacked
Joseph Brant attacks the Canajoharie District burning 100 buildings & killing 50 people
Aug 6, 1777
Gen. Herkimer and Militia ambushed at Oriskany
General Herkimer’s Tryon County Militia is ambushed at Oriskany
Gen. James Clinton sets off from Otsego Lake to meet Gen. Sullivan at Tioga
Clinton and Sullivan's combined forces march west to battle Loyalists at Newtown