Fort Stanwix (US)
Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until 1762. The square fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carrying Place during the French and Indian War.
Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until 1762. The square fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carrying Place during the French and Indian War.