The CHERRY VALLEY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

The CHERRY VALLEY

Massacre

It was a beautiful morning in mid November of 1778 that the Mohawk Indian leader Brant posted many of his men on a hill high above the Mohawk River just to the east of Oquago. He traveled several miles north and carefully secreted himself behind a large rock which was just a few yards from a road. He was aware that a Lieut. Wormuth would pass that way in the company of Peter Sitz, as they carried dispatches from the garrison of Cherry Valley to the encampment of Col. Klock at the Mohawk River.
It was almost night when the young Lieut. and his aide left Cherry Valley on their journey past Tekaharawa Falls and the rock.
The inhabitants of the little settlement heard a volley of shots ring out through the evening mist. Soon Wormuth's horse returned , its saddle almost totally covered with blood. A party of militia went out but found nothing.
The next morning the body was found behind that rock.

Visit the CHERRY VALLEY MUSEUM for more

The Cherry Valley Museum

was established on October 23, 1957 and was housed in a converted Hop Barn on upper Lancaster Street. In 1959, it moved to its present site at 49 Main Street. The Museum houses a large collection of artifacts which displays much of the history of the Cherry Valley and surrounding areas.

The CHERRY VALLEY MUSEUM

is open daily between Memorial Day and October 15 from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Admission fees are $5.00 adults, $4.50 seniors, groups of 10 or more $3.00, free under 11 years

The Cherry Valley Museum is located in the Village of Cherry Valley 2 miles south
of Route 20 midway between Albany and Utica, New York.....and 10 miles north of the
Town of Middlefield Museum

It is also 12 miles northeast of Cooperstown and its museums

You may also visit the website of the History of Cherry Valley

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