Show SITE BITE OP OF OLD FORT BULL monument now marks mark it near city of rome N Y rome N Y out ot of compliment to rort fort stanwix chapter daughters ol of the american revolution devolution of 0 this city mrs W 3 P kingsley who lives here has just erected a monument enton oa the site bite of old tort port dull bull it consists of a live five ton boulder bowlder set upon two large granite slabs and a concrete foundation four feet deep the outlines of this fort of the fience and indian aar are still plainly visible baid the monument stanla stands in the cen ter of the site the site la Is ort the lOO 1000 Oacie act e farm owned 0 ned by george dun dnn ham bani 1 I here Is no legal pi ot eLtIon for what v hat remains of the old fort and it 2 U r F EMT U L Z IN monument which marks marka site of fort I 1 cull bull has haa been suggested that the state or onelda oneida county should purchase pur chasa the site for the purpose of its preservation rort fort dull bull was named after the of fleer who commanded it it stood on wood creek about two miles north vest at of rort fort stanwix had a garrison of f GO CO men and was equipped with a considerable quantity of munitions of war and provisions tho the foit what resembled a star in shape and was constructed of heavy beavy pickets 35 to IS 18 feet above the ground with a second ro ron inside the height of a man it contained no cannon but there a number ot grenades which col johnson had bad sent when he beaida of the intended nt ended approach of the hostile forces it was the intention of the french to seize the guards of the tort fort anti and enter without tiring firing a shot but tho the approach of the enemy was observed ved hy by the english and tho the guards rushed into tb the e fort and closed the gates 1 llie I he commander was summoned to surrender with tho the promise ot of quarter ile he replied with iab a round of musketry and a shower of grenades tho the french obtained possession of the tha poi holes and fired through them at such finch or of tho the anglish as they could aea the gate was waa cut down with within in the hour and the french rushed in and put to the sword every one they could lay their hands handa upon one woman and a few sold leis escaped the tha french were ere about to throw the store of organ gun powder into the river ahn one or of the magazines caught fire and explode I 1 gwo of the invaders Inva lers were nere killed the remaining supplies including 15 batelus bate aus were then destroyed resides port stanwix and fort hull dull there were several deveral other forts in the neighborhood neigh lionhood lio but all of the others have been obliterated port bull was never repaire rel 1 after lt it capture cal tale |