Description: In 1756, a stockade was built around the Herkimer Dutch Reformed Church, located on the south side of the Mohawk River, and across from the west side of Canada Creek in Herkimer County, New York. This fort was known as the Herkimer Church Fort. The structure was originally built around 1740. Later, the old fort was rebuilt around the church with an added blockhouse, about a quarter mile west of the previous site. During the Revolutionary War, the church was re-fortified with a strong palisade and earthwork. In 1812, the church was renovated and enlarged, but the ramparts were destroyed in 1918 during the construction of the Barge Canal.