New York State Archives. New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional glass lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, no. D47_JhG4.
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New York State Archives
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New York (State). Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction.
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English
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View of a large two-story brick building with several chimneys, wooden porch, and a large front lawn with cannon balls displayed in a pile. A smaller white building can be seen alongside it. Fort Johnson was built by Sir William Johnson in 1772 on the corner of Perry and Montgomery Streets. It's original use was as a jail. The building was fortified and stockaded during the American Revolution.
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