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Williams, Fort - Oneida County
Description: 1756, Oneida County, Rome. French and Indian War, On the Oneida Carry/Portage (Rome). At the upper landing of Mohawk River, eastern terminus of the carry. Was about 1/4 mile downstream from future Fort Stanwix. A log stockade in a pinwheel shape with two blockhouses and one storehouse. Destroyed by the British 20 Aug 1756 after the French took Oswego to deny them fortifications at the carry.
County: Oneida
City, State: Rome, New York
Conflict/Time Period: French and Indian War
See Also:
See Map at Oneida Carry Forts

