CHERRY VALLEY
Massacre
It was a beautiful morning in mid November of 1778 that the
Mohawk Indian leader Brant posted many of
his men on a hill high above the Mohawk River just to the east of Oquago.
He traveled several miles north and carefully secreted himself behind
a large rock which was just a few yards from a road. He was aware
that a Lieut. Wormuth would pass that way in the company of Peter Sitz,
as they carried dispatches from the garrison of Cherry Valley
to the encampment of Gen. Klock at the Mohawk River.
It was almost night when the young Lieut. and his aide left Cherry Valley
on their journey past Tekaharawa Falls and the rock.
The inhabitants of the little settlement heard a volley of shots ring out
through the evening mist. Soon Wormuth's horse returned , its saddle almost
totally covered with blood. A party of militia went out but found nothing.
The next morning the body was found behind that rock.
Visit the CHERRY VALLEY MUSEUM for more
The Cherry Valley Museum
was established on October 23, 1957 and was housed in a converted Hop Barn
on upper Lancaster Street. In 1959, it moved to its present site at
49 Main Street. The Museum houses a large collection of artifacts which
displays much of the history of the Cherry Valley and surrounding areas.
The CHERRY VALLEY MUSEUM
is open daily between Memorial Day and October 15 from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Admission fees are $2 adults, $1.50 seniors, free under 11 years
The Museum is located in the Village of Cherry Valley 2 miles south
of Route 20 midway between Albany and Utica, New York.....and 12 miles northeast of
Cooperstown
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