FORT KLOCK HISTORIC RESTORATION

ST JOHNSVILLE, NY

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Founded in 1750, Fort Klock Historic Restoration is situated about a mile west of the village of St. Johnsville in upstate New York. The fort was originally built by Johannes Klock, and it was used as a fortified homestead and military outpost during the French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. The fort consists of two main buildings, the stone fort and the log house. The stone fort is a two-story structure, constructed with locally quarried limestone, and it is surrounded by a stone wall. The log house is a two-story, post-and-beam structure, built with locally hewn white pine logs.

The Fort Klock Historic Restoration is open to the public, and offers a variety of educational programs, including guided tours of the fort and demonstrations of the historic trades that were practiced by the Klock family. In addition, the site hosts a variety of special events and activities throughout the year, such as fife and drum performances, living history demonstrations, and colonial craft workshops. The site also features a museum, a gift shop, and a picnic area. Fort Klock Historic Restoration is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a wonderful example of a pre-industrial homestead and military outpost, and it is well worth a visit.

FORT KLOCK HISTORIC RESTORATION is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in ST JOHNSVILLE NY. US MID #8403601248

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mid-Atlantic (District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania).

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Erie Canal Lock E13 On our recent road trip we got off the NY Thruway at the Mohawk Valley Welcome Center along the famous Erie Canal and Lock number E13, one of 35 remaining locks. In the background is a freight train on the New York Central tracks. We enjoyed a very pleasant lunch at this sight. This is actually the Mohawk River that is integrated into the Eire Canal system. Watch a time lapse here. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YWwCOeKWQ" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2YWwCOeKWQ</a> The present Erie Canal rises 566 feet from the Hudson River to Lake Erie through 35 locks. From tide-water level at Troy, the Erie Canal rises through a series of locks in the Mohawk Valley to an elevation of 420 feet above sea-level at the summit level at Rome. Continuing westward, it descends to an elevation of 363 feet above sea-level at the junction with the Oswego Canal, and finally rises to an elevation of 565.6 feet above sea-level at the Niagara River. The original "Clinton's Ditch" Erie Canal had 83 locks. The Enlarged Erie Canal, built between 1835 and 1862, saw this number reduced to 72 locks. Today, there are 35 numbered locks -- although Lock No. 1 is usually called the Federal Lock -- plus the Federal Black Rock Lock. [eriecanal.org]
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FORT KLOCK HISTORIC RESTORATION
PO BOX 42
ST JOHNSVILLE
NY
13452

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MID # 8403601248
Name FORT KLOCK HISTORIC RESTORATION
Alternate Name
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Mid-Atlantic
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 146032435
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201312
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 43.032563, -74.634025
CODES FIPS State Code: 36
FIPS County Code: 035
US Census Tract: 970500
US Census Block: 4055