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Herkimer is a village on the north side of the Mohawk River and the county seat of Herkimer County, New York, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Utica. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population of 7,234, and a predicted population of 7,283 on July 1, 2022. [3] It was part of the Burnetsfield Patent and the first colonial ...
Battle of German Flatts. American Revolutionary War. Battle of Oriskany (DOW) Brigadier-General Nicholas Herkimer (also known as Nikolaus Herchheimer; c. 1728 – August 16, 1777) was an American military officer who fought during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War. He died in 1777 from wounds suffered during the Battle of Oriskany.
Lawrence Russell Herkimer (October 14, 1925 – July 1, 2015) was an American innovator in the field of cheerleading. He created the Herkie cheerleading jump, which was named after him, and received a patent for the pom-pom. [1][2] Herkimer described his contribution to the field as taking it "from the raccoon coat and pennant to greater heights".
ISSN. 0890-0329. OCLC number. 10886202. Website. uticaod.com. The Observer-Dispatch (The O-D) is a newspaper serving the Utica-Rome metropolitan area in Central New York, circulating in Oneida County, Herkimer County, and parts of Madison County. Based in Utica, New York, the publication is owned by Gannett.
Herkimer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 60,139. [2] Its county seat is Herkimer. [3] The county was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, [4] who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part in the ...
Johan Jost Herkimer (Herchmer or Hercheimer; c. 1732 – August 1795 ) was a Loyalist born c. 1732, the second of five sons of Johan Jost Herkimer and Anna Catherine Petri of German Flatts, Province of New York. [1][2] He was the younger brother of the American Patriot General Nicholas Herkimer.
Roxana Druse. Roxalana "Roxana" Druse (c. 1847 – February 28, 1887), was the last woman hanged in the state of New York, and the first woman hanged in 40 years in Central New York. Her botched execution didn't kill her instantly, further motivating New York officials to replace the gallows with the electric chair in New York in 1890.
Dolly Parton is remembering her "great friend" Kris Kristofferson. On Sunday, Sept. 29, the "9 to 5" singer, 78, shared a heartfelt tribute on Instagram in honor of Kristofferson, who died on Sept ...