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Clinton’s Dam, Expedition Against Iroquois Explored

SCHOLARS GATHER AT FMCC Clinton’s Dam, Expedition Against Iroquois Explored William A. Starna, above, SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus of anthropology, describes a schematic of what Clinton’s Dam might have looked like.  It was built across the Susquehanna River in Cooperstown, probably in the vicinity of today’s Main Street bridge,  during the summer of 1779 and breached on that Aug. 8; the resulting torrent floated 200 bateaux down the Susquehanna in Gen. James Clinton’s expedition against the Iroquois during the American…

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