. The Antiquarian [serial]. Highway EAST m%i& sin«S:UF/|l\V ^rim CreeAFJat %^J(§|. ~4& ft, =5An Ancient Fortification in Tompkins Co., N. Y. 86 AN ANCIENT FORTIFICATION IN-TO MP KINS COUNTY. N. r. In the extreme western part of Tomp-kins county, New York, about one-halfmile east of the county line and one milenortheast of the village of Perry City,Schuyler county, are the remains of an an-cient fortification, presumably of Indian ori-gin. About three-fourths of the enclosure (orwhat must have been an enclosure at someperiod) is on the farm of Mr. EbenezerHart; the southwestern part is on the f
. The Antiquarian [serial]. Highway EAST m%i& sin«S:UF/|l\V ^rim CreeAFJat %^J(§|. ~4& ft, =5An Ancient Fortification in Tompkins Co., N. Y. 86 AN ANCIENT FORTIFICATION IN-TO MP KINS COUNTY. N. r. In the extreme western part of Tomp-kins county, New York, about one-halfmile east of the county line and one milenortheast of the village of Perry City,Schuyler county, are the remains of an an-cient fortification, presumably of Indian ori-gin. About three-fourths of the enclosure (orwhat must have been an enclosure at someperiod) is on the farm of Mr. EbenezerHart; the southwestern part is on the farmof Mr. John Sherwood. Very little seems to be known by thoseliving in the vicinity regarding any relicsof importance that have been found, ex-cept such as occur on all the camp sitesthroughout this section of the country. The more important part of the enclo-sure is on unbroken ground, and has neverbeen disturbed. I was informed, however,that a few years ago a skeleton was ex-humed in the vicinity of the Fort, but theexact point I could not ascertain. That this earthwork
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