1861, April 12 First guns are fired in Civil War at Union installation at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, over question of southern states' right to secede from the Union.

NEW YORK - Herkimer County - Historic Districts

Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District *** (added 1993 - Herkimer County - #93001621) Also known as Nowadaga;Canajoharie;Indian Castle;Brant Homestead;Indian Ca Address Restricted, Danube (515 acres) Historic Significance: Person, Information Potential Historic Person: Multiple Significant Year: 1769, 1777, 1693 Area of Significance: Historic - Aboriginal Cultural Affiliation: Mohawk Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion Historic Sub-function: Graves/Burials, Religious Structure, Trade (Archeology), Village Site Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Graves/Burials, Museum, Single Dwelling Russia Corners Historic District (added 1996 - Herkimer County - #96000815) Roughly, jct. of Military and Beecher Rds., Russia (125 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

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