page_title: Fort Stanwix
section_title: Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Stanwix / History / Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784)
caption_attribution_description: Fort Stanwix National Monument, Rome, New York, USA
context_page_description: Fort Stanwix was a colonial fortress whose construction commenced on August 26, 1758, under the direction of British General John Stanwix, at the location of present-day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about 1762. The star fort was built to guard a portage known as the Oneida Carry during the French and Indian War. Fort Stanwix National Monument, a reconstructed structure built by the National Park Service, now occupies the site.
context_section_description: The second Treaty of Fort Stanwix was conducted at the fort between the Americans and the Indians in 1784. During the War of 1812 a blockhouse was built on the parade ground. Beginning in 1828 the fortifications were dismantled.
  The fort was designated a National Monument on August 21, 1935.  Between 1974 and 1978 the National Park Service reconstructed the fort; a new visitor center was added in 2005. The monument is currently open year around, operated by the National Park Service.
caption: View of the reconstructed Fort Stanwix
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