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The Mohawk Valley Path Through History begins with the Revolutionary War - the sites and events related to this period in history.
Jun 2, 1775
Committee of Safety formed
Committe of Safety formed for Mohawk District
Jul 20, 1775
First shots of Revolution fired in Mohawk Valley
First shots of the Revolution in the Mohawk Valley fired at Johnstown just 2 months after Lexington and Concord
Dec 21, 1775 - Mar 21, 1776
Johnson Hall fortified
John Johnson fortifies Johnson Hall and arms his tenants and concentrates his entire force in the vincinity, plus 300 well-armed Native Americans.
Jan 1, 1776 - Jan 31, 1776
Patriot Generals march military force to Johnstown to arrest John Johnson
Patriot Generals march military force to Johnstown to arrest John Johnson.
Regiment ordered to arrest John Johnson for breaking parole
Jun 1, 1776 - Jun 30, 1776
Stockade built around stone jail in Johnstown
Stockade built around stone jail in Johnstown
Jun 1, 1777 - Jun 30, 1777
Gen. Nicholas Herkimer invites Chief Joseph Brant to meet at the cross roads village of Unadilla
Gen. Nicholas Herkimer invites Chief Joseph Brant to meet at the cross roads village of Unadilla
Aug 6, 1777
Gen. Herkimer and Militia ambushed at Oriskany
General Herkimer’s Tryon County Militia is ambushed at Oriskany
General John Burgoyne surrenders to Gen. Gates at Saratoga
Jan 1, 1778 - Dec 31, 1778
Loyalists Raid the Mohawk Valley Region
Loyalists raid across the Mohawk Frontier throughout the summer ending with the Cherry Valley Massacre on 11/11/1778