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[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1071 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 Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]
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Photo: Fulton County Jail, Johnstown, 1772.
Built as the county jail of Tryon County in 1772, the central stone building was stockaded and became the American Fort Johnstown of the Revolution, 1776-1783. Photo by Mr. Harry V. Bush, Canajoharie.
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