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General Nicholas Herkimer Monument

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General Nicholas Herkimer died on Aug. 17, 1777, of wounds received at the Battle of Oriskany on Aug. 6, 1777, where, commanding the Tryon County militia, he defeated the English troops, with their Tory and Indian allies.
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