A plan of Fort Herkimer on the Mohawk River, originally built during the French and Indian War, and rebuilt during the American Revolutionary War (1776, renamed Fort Dayton). The fort was destroyed during the building of the Erie Canal (1832). Explanation of diagram: (A) the parade; (B) dwelling-house; (C) barracks; (D) guard-room; (E) officers' kitchen; (F) the well; (G) draw-bridge; (H and C) ten swivel guns; (K) stockades; (L) the oven; (M and C) sentry boxes; (N) smith's shop; (O) the Mohawk River; (1) terrace; (2) trench; (3) palisades; (4) parapet; and (5) banqueting.