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  2. Herkimer County, New York - Wikipedia

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    Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. [ 2 ] Its county seat is Herkimer. [ 3 ] The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, [ 4 ] who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part ...

  3. Roxana Druse - Wikipedia

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    Roxana Druse. Roxalana "Roxana" Druse ( c. 1847 – February 28, 1887), was the last woman hanged in the state of New York, and the first woman hanged in 40 years in Central New York. Her botched execution didn't kill her instantly, further motivating New York officials to replace the gallows with the electric chair in New York in 1890.

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Herkimer ...

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    Cross and Meeting House Rds. The district, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993, [5] includes the Indian Castle Church as well as archaeological sites. Upper Castle was a fortified village. The Indian Castle Church, built in 1769, is the only colonial Indian missionary church surviving in New York State, and is the only Iroquois ...

  5. Nicholas Herkimer - Wikipedia

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    Battle of German Flatts. American Revolutionary War. Battle of Oriskany (DOW) Brigadier-General Nicholas Herkimer (also known as Nikolaus Herchheimer; c. 1728 – August 16, 1777) was an American military officer who fought during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. He died in 1777 from wounds suffered during the Battle of Oriskany.

  6. Herkimer Home State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    February 12, 1971. Herkimer Home State Historic Site is a historic house museum in Herkimer County, New York, United States. Herkimer Home is in the north part of the Town of Danube, south of the Mohawk River. The home was built in 1764 by Nicholas Herkimer, who died there in 1777 from wounds suffered in the Battle of Oriskany.

  7. List of New York State Historic Markers in Herkimer County ...

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    Frankfort, Town Of, New York: Built In 1799 By Eliphalet Remington Who Forged The First Remington Gun; Birthplace Of Philo Remington 11: F.E. SPINNER HOME On Nys 5S & Nys 28 At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York: Herkimer Co. Sheriff 1834 Member Of Congress 1854–1860 Appointed Treasurer Of The United States By Lincoln Served 1861–1875 12

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