Fort Stanwix National Monument
National Monument · Rome, New York
⚠ THE FORT THAT NEVER SURRENDERED — a full-scale reconstruction in the middle of downtown Rome of the star fort that withstood a three-week British and Iroquois siege in August 1777, breaking the northern prong of the Saratoga campaign. ⚠ IT GUARDED THE ONEIDA CARRYING PLACE, the portage between the Mohawk and Lake Ontario watersheds that was the only water route across the Appalachians.
100 North James Street, Rome, New York, 13440, United States
⚠ FREE — a National Park Service site with no admission charge, and ranger programmes and living history are free too. ⚠ CHECK THE SEASONAL SCHEDULE on nps.gov/fost: the visitor centre and the fort keep different hours through the year and WINTER OPERATION IS REDUCED. ⚠ SEASONAL LIVING HISTORY in the reconstructed barracks and casemates is the difference between a reconstruction and an experience — check the calendar. ⚠ THE AUGUST SIEGE ANNIVERSARY is the fullest programming of the year. Free parking. ⚠ The fort stands in the middle of downtown Rome, which is disorienting and is part of the point.
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