Description: In 1702, Fort Frey was constructed in Montgomery County, New York. The fort was located along Route 5, just one mile west of Route 10, north of the Mohawk River. The fort was built around the 1689 cabin belonging to Hendrick Frey and was palisaded by the British. Hendrick Frey, originally from Switzerland, was the first to settle the region when the cabin was initially built, with the nearest settlement being over thirty miles away, in Schenectady. The cabin-turned-fort saw continuous operation until 1713 during Queen Anne's War. In 1739, the fort was replaced with a loopholed stone building, which was used during the Seven Years’ War in the 1750s. The fort was abandoned in 1760.