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Herkimer diamonds became widely recognized after workmen discovered them in large quantities while cutting into the Mohawk River Valley dolomite in the late 18th century. Geologists discovered exposed dolomite in Herkimer County outcroppings and began mining there, leading to the "Herkimer diamond" moniker.
Herkimer County Jail: Herkimer: Herkimer Adirondack Region Prison Tours given by the Herkimer County Historical Society: Herkimer Diamond Mines Museum Herkimer: Herkimer Adirondack Region Natural history website, includes the Herkimer Diamond Mines Gift Shop, Museum, and Prospecting Area, includes exhibits of minerals and fossils
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Herkimer County, New York. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in a map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates". [ 1 ]
Herkimer Co. Sheriff 1834 Member Of Congress 1854–1860 Appointed Treasurer Of The United States By Lincoln Served 1861–1875 12: MOHAWK'S FIRST On Nys 28 At Mohawk German Flatts, Town Of, New York: Public School Built In 1809 On This Site. Used As A School Until 1853. Served As A Church For Five Years. House Now Stands In Rear 13: SHOEMAKER ...
Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District is a historic district in Herkimer County, New York that was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993. [2] Located south of the Mohawk River, it includes the Indian Castle Church, built in 1769 by Sir William Johnson, British Superintendent of Indian Affairs, as a missionary church for the Mohawk in the western part of their territory; the Brant ...
Cave House Museum of Mining & Geology, Howes Cave; Charles Dickert Wildlife Collection, Saranac Lake; Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, Ithaca; Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center, Voorheesville; Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove; Herkimer Diamond Mines Museum, Herkimer; Hicksville Gregory Museum, Hicksville
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]
General Nicholas Herkimer, commander at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777 and namesake of Herkimer County. In 1791, Herkimer County was created as one of three counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Otsego and Tioga counties) as New York State was developed after the American Revolutionary War. Its area was much larger than the ...