Fort Klock

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort Klock
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York

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caption = Fort Klock in September 1991
location= St. Johnsville, New York
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 59 | lat_seconds = 5.99 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74 | long_minutes = 39 | long_seconds = 1 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1750
architect=
architecture=
designated = November 28, 1972 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1243&ResourceType=Building
title=Fort Klock|date=2007-09-12|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 28, 1972 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=72000859

Fort Klock, a fortified stone homestead in the Mohawk River Valley of New York State, was built c.1750 by William Pick, a master mason, for Johannes Klock. On October 19, 1780, the Battle of Klock's Field was fought just east of the fort. The fort is located at 7203 Route 5 one or two miles east of St. Johnsville, New York.

There were as many as three distinct places referred to as Fort Klock during the Revolutionary War: the nearby home of Johannes's son Jacob Klock, about a mile west, was also referred to as Fort Klock in some sources, as was the fortified homestead of Christian Klock, located to the east. Fort Klock was one of about two dozen fortified locations in the Mohawk region, built to resist raids from the British and their allies. The thick stone walls of Fort Klock are pierced with firing ports, allowing the occupiers to fire rifles at attackers.

Fort Klock is part of a 30 acre complex that includes the historic homestead, a Colonial Dutch Barn, blacksmith shop, and 19th century schoolhouse. The site is maintained by Fort Klock Historic Restoration and is open seasonally as a living museum.

Fort Klock was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1972.cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1243&ResourceType=Building
title=Fort Klock|date=2007-09-12|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service] citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/72000859.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fort Klock] |296 KB|author=Charles W. Snell|date=June 22, 1972|publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/72000859.pdf "Accompanying photos, exterior"] |570 KB]

References

External links

* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=pphhphoto&fileName=ny/ny0900/ny0918/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Fort%20Klock,%20U.S.%20Route%205,%20Saint%20Johnsville%20vicinity,%20Montgomery%20County,%20NY&displayType=1&itemLink=D?hh:43:./temp/~pp_b969:: Fort Klock (18 b&w photos)] , at Historic American Buildings Survey
* [http://www.oldfortjohnson.org/newklock.html Fort Klock official site]
* [http://www.fortklockrestoration.org/ Fort Klock Historic Restoration]
* [http://dolgeville.info/ft-klock/main.html Photos of the burning of the Harvest Reenactment at historic Fort Klock]
* [http://threerivershms.com/history.html Fort Klock Historic Restoration]
* [http://www.mvls.info/ispy/stjohnsville/stj_site04.html I Spy in St. Johnsville]
* [http://www.revolutionaryday.com/nyroute5/ftklock/default.htm Information and other Revolutionary sites on route]
* [http://www.heritageny.gov/revwar/sites.cfm?id=53&PageNum_getALLsites=1&topic=RW Revolutionary War Heritage Trail]