{"nrhp_refnum":"66000558","name":"Oriskany Battlefield","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"5 mi. E of Rome on NY 69","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rome","county":"Oneida County","state":"NY","lat":43.17779890300005,"lon":-75.36890500232158,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1962-11-23","areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Oriskany Battlefield is the site of a Revolutionary War battle, now a state park on State Route 69 about one and three quarters miles west of Oriskany, Oneida County, New York. The park covers 87 acres, and the nominated area is 70 acres.","why_significant":"The Battle of Oriskany, fought August 6, 1777, was a bloody ambush of American militia marching to relieve besieged Fort Stanwix. The militia lost the field but showed courage, and the losses and the patriot resistance drained the British expedition under St. Leger. The battlefield, including Battle Brook and the marshy ravine where the ambush occurred, remains readily recognizable.","narrative":"Oriskany Battlefield is an 87-acre state park on State Route 69, west of the village of Oriskany in Oneida County, New York. It preserves the ground where, on August 6, 1777, about 800 Tryon County militiamen under General Nicholas Herkimer were ambushed by Loyalists and Indians while marching to relieve Fort Stanwix. The ravine and Battle Brook still follow their original course, though the forest of 1777 has been replaced by lawn. Markers show the line of the Revolutionary road, the beech tree site where Herkimer directed his men, and an obelisk monument. The militia did not reach the fort, but the fierce fight inflicted heavy losses on both sides. Herkimer died of his wounds. A sortie from the fort damaged the British camps, and the strain on St. Leger's force contributed to the failure of the British advance through the Mohawk Valley. The nominated boundary protects both the battlefield and the area where the ambushers lay.","period_of_significance":"1700-1799 (specific date August 6, 1777)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"State-owned park, kept as lawn, with a visitors center, two garages or workshops, an obelisk, markers and an Unknown Soldier Memorial; the structures do not contribute to the site's significance.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.827777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/66000558_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000558/e4fcd2ae59-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000558/e4fcd2ae59-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OriskanyBattlefield_monument_December2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doncram</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OriskanyBattlefield_monument_December2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315993","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriskany_Battlefield_State_Historic_Site","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7102831"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/oneida-county/oriskany-battlefield-66000558/"}