Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. The bastion fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carry during the French and Indian War. Fort Stanwix National Monument, a reconstructed structure built by the National Park Service, now occupies the site.
Aerial view of the Fort Stanwix reconstruction
View of the reconstructed Fort Stanwix around 1980
Reconstructed drawbridge and curtain wall
John Stanwix was a British soldier and politician.
Aerial photo of a modern reconstruction of Fort Stanwix