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Fort Stanwix National Monument – New York

Images of Fort Stanwix National Monument – Central New York, taken in June 2022.

Originally built by the British to aid in their battles against the French, Fort Stanwix was rebuilt by the order of the Continental Congress on 1776 to protect the nation’s northern border. The British began a siege of the fort on August 3 of 1777 but retreated after twenty-one days when the Continental Army under Major General Benedict Arnold arrived with reinforcements. This victory, combined with a victory at Saratoga, led to a direct alliance with the French and the Netherlands which ultimately was the turning point of the revolution.

The fort standing today at Fort Stanwix National Monument is an accurate reconstruction of the structure from 1776 on the original site based on artifacts, original plans and documents of the period.
Militiaman with Fort Stanwix in the background in Fort Stanwix NM
Militiaman with Fort Stanwix in the background in Fort Stanwix NM 		Southwest bastion with flag stand, ditch, berm and drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest bastion with flag stand, ditch, berm and drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM		 Spike wall at the Southwest bastion with flag stand in Fort Stanwix NM
Spike wall at the Southwest bastion with flag stand in Fort Stanwix NM		 Looking across the Southwest bastion towards the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM
Looking across the Southwest bastion towards the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM		 Southwest bastion with flag stand and the drawbridge from over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest bastion with flag stand and the drawbridge from over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Sentry Box on the Southwest bastion with flag stand in Fort Stanwix NM
Sentry Box on the Southwest bastion with flag stand in Fort Stanwix NM		 Fort entryway through the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Fort entryway through the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM		 Looking into the fort through the drawbridge port in Fort Stanwix NM
Looking into the fort through the drawbridge port in Fort Stanwix NM		 Southwest bastion with flag stand from across the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest bastion with flag stand from across the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM		 Drawbridge as seen over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Drawbridge as seen over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest bastion with a 3rd New York Regiment soldier standing guard in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest bastion with a 3rd New York Regiment soldier standing guard in Fort Stanwix NM		 3rd New York Regiment soldier at the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM
3rd New York Regiment soldier at the drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM		 Bastion sentry box manned by a 3rd New York Regiment soldier in Fort Stanwix NM
Bastion sentry box manned by a 3rd New York Regiment soldier in Fort Stanwix NM		 Militiaman standing inside the fort drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM
Militiaman standing inside the fort drawbridge in Fort Stanwix NM		 Southwest Bastion with flag stand from over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest Bastion with flag stand from over the spike wall in Fort Stanwix NM
Closeup of the fraise, horizontal spikes, in Fort Stanwix NM
Closeup of the fraise, horizontal spikes, in Fort Stanwix NM		 Southwest Bastion with flag stand and cannons in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest Bastion with flag stand and cannons in Fort Stanwix NM		 Bastion cannon pointed through an embrasure in Fort Stanwix NM
Bastion cannon pointed through an embrasure in Fort Stanwix NM		 Southwest Bastion cannons in Fort Stanwix NM
Southwest Bastion cannons in Fort Stanwix NM		 Cannons mounted on the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM
Cannons mounted on the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM
Closeup of a bastion cannon in Fort Stanwix NM
Closeup of a bastion cannon in Fort Stanwix NM		 View the drawbridge from a bastion embrasure in Fort Stanwix NM
View the drawbridge from a bastion embrasure in Fort Stanwix NM		 Single cannon in the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM
Single cannon in the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM		 Current view through an embrasure in the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM
Current view through an embrasure in the Southwest Bastion in Fort Stanwix NM		 Looking down from the Southwest Bastion towards the fort entrance and East Barracks in Fort Stanwix NM
Looking down from the Southwest Bastion towards the fort entrance and East Barracks in Fort Stanwix NM
Cannon in the fort yard in Fort Stanwix NM
Cannon in the fort yard in Fort Stanwix NM		 The Artisan’s Quarters, carpenters and blacksmiths, in Fort Stanwix NM
The Artisan’s Quarters, carpenters and blacksmiths, in Fort Stanwix NM		 West Barracks (left) and the North Casement in Fort Stanwix NM
West Barracks (left) and the North Casement in Fort Stanwix NM		 Brick fireplace from the original fort in the North Casement in Fort Stanwix NM
Brick fireplace from the original fort in the North Casement in Fort Stanwix NM		 Cannon sits in front of the West Barracks in Fort Stanwix NM
Cannon sits in front of the West Barracks in Fort Stanwix NM

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