Herkimer
Herkimer
Herkimer is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States, southeast of Utica. It is named after Nicholas Herkimer. The population was 9,962 at the 2000 census.
The town contains a village also called Herkimer. Herkimer County Community
College is located in Herkimer village.
County Building
Herkimer was first settled around 1722, in an area originally called Stone
Ridge, now the Village of Herkimer. Early settlers were primarily Palatine
Germans.
Johan Jost Herchheimer, a farmer who also engaged in trade and transport on the
Mohawk River, settled in German Flatts, NY in 1725, south of the present day
Village of Herkimer. He owned 5,000 acres (20 km2) of the land, including a
strategic portage around Little Falls, where his eldest son
Nicholas Herkimer established a farmstead.
During the French and Indian War, the Mohawk Valley was ravaged by raids of
French and native allies. By 1770, Nicholas had established great wealth through
farming and trade during the wars, and had also gained military experience as a
Captain of a Militia. He would later fight in the Battle of Oriskany.
Herkimer Reformed Church
The Town of Herkimer was established in 1789.
In 1906, the murder trial of Chester Gillette brought many spectators to the
County courthouse in Herkimer village.
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Revolution in the Mohawk Valley
