History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Fort Wagner, 1750

[This information is from Vol. I, p. 785 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

Fort Wagner, 1750

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Photo: Fort Wagner, 1750.

Fort Wagner is the stone building on the left side of this picture. It was the home of Lt. Col. Peter Wagner of the Palatine regiment of the Tryon County Militia, and was palisaded and fortified during the Revolution.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925Fort Wagner, 1750

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Fort Wagner, 1750