Here Was Born Nicholas Herkimer
40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.
Here was born Nicholas Herkimer
eldest son of
Johan Jost Herchheimer.
He became a general
in the Revolutionary War
and the hero of Oriskany.
The town and county of Herkimer
were named in his honor.
Marker is on New York Route 5S west of Plantation Road, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
