Old Stone Fort

Schoharie, New York

August 12, 2006

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The museum gives you a very Victorian experience.   It has been described as Schoharie's Attic, and the collections reflect that.  In the fire engine picture, above, note the items in the background - a doll house, a uniform, a cannon, a portrait.  The stairs to the left take you to the second floor.  
This floor was installed in the Civil War Era to allow soldiers to practice drills on the second floor.

There you find more collections., including this needlepoint purse.

There is a showcase filled with dusty stuffed birds and another with items someone brought back from the Philippines.   There are early letters, including one by Joiseph Brandt

These are early sheriff items, including handcuffs and leg irons.

The "safety bicycle" was made in 1895 by the Hickory Wheel Company.The wheel is wooden with a pneumatic rubber tube on the outside.

In addition to these bicycles, there is the first car in Schoharie County, a Rambler.

There are several buildings to explore.  There is a picnic area and lovely cemetery.

We enjoyed our visit, and combined it with a trip to Cherry Valley to see the museum there.  It made for a wonderul day.

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