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Fort Stanwix National Monument2 photos, Peter gansevoort a greenish staute in defiant pose; Barry St. Leger smiling cockishly
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Fort Stanwix National Monument
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Finding the spirit of desertion to increase and the men in general to be exceedingly uneasy, probably arising from their being so long stationed on this frontier post they have been frequently heard.. to say they would sooner died, than stay here the ensuing winter. ---Col. Peter Gansevoort to Gen. Washington 8.18.1778
 
A stark greyish brown exterior of the fort in front, above you the cold blue sky. You are covered by the shadows of the pickets.
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The exterior of Fort Stanwix
A a patch of purpley white shiny beads is tied together in an intricate pattern  

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Wampum are white whelk & purple quahog clam shells. Strung together, they are reminders of past events. Wampum belts may serve as a message or letter of introduction, or treaty agreements can be preserved in wampum. These belts are more sacred & valuable to the Haudenosaunee than paper documents.
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