Alt Text Map of Fort Stanwix National Monument and Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site, on either side of the Erie Canal in New York. The monument sits above the canal and the Mohawk River, which are both shown in blue; the battlefield sits below the canal in the map’s lower right corner. Red lines show the roads and highways surrounding these sites. Extended Description This description will start with the bodies of water and roads around the Fort Stanwix National Monument area and the city of Rome, followed by the routes toward Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site. The Erie Canal cuts across the map horizontally, roughly dividing it into two halves. From the top edge, near the middle of the map, the Mohawk River flows south, arcs left, and then arcs right, like a backwards S shape, until it joins the Erie Canal about a quarter of the way across the map from left. The lower branch of the Mohawk River extends below the canal almost halfway across the map, and crawls east for a while. The river then reconnects to the canal more than three quarters of the way across the map before branching down again and heading to the right edge. From the top left corner to the bottom right edge, a blue dashed line represents the route of the original Erie Canal. From the top corner, the original canal veers diagonally southeast, crosses the current Erie Canal, then heads east, below the lower branch of the Mohawk River, before it continues southeast off the map’s lower right edge. New York State Route 365, represented by a thick red line, also runs across the map horizontally, starting on the left in the map’s lower third, crossing over the Erie Canal near the middle, and continuing above and roughly parallel with the canal over to the map’s right edge. On the map’s left edge below Route 365, text reads, “To Oneida, Turning Stone Resort, and exit 33, New York State Thruway and Interstate 90. On the right edge, text reads, “To Utica and exit 31, New York State Thruway and Interstate 90.” Starting on Route 365, from the left, South James Street branches off and goes diagonally northeast, crossing the canal to meet Fort Stanwix National Monument and the city of Rome. Further along Route 365, Erie Boulevard East (also labeled State Highway 26, 49, and 69) branches off and passes an Amtrak station below the canal before it also reaches the monument, forming an A shape with James Street, from which a horizontal road, Martin Street, stretches to the train station. Across the canal from the train station is Bellamy Harbor Park, on Mill Street. Mill Street intersects with the short East Dominick Street, which leads west to Fort Stanwix and east toward Route 365. From the train station, Martin Street also goes east to link back up to Route 365, right below where the Mohawk flows out from the canal. This outflow point is labeled the “site of lower landing” and is marked by an X. The monument is shown as a black four-pointed star shape sitting on green space at a rounded corner where James Street and Erie Boulevard meet East Dominick Street and Black River Boulevard. A green dot near the monument represents the Marinus Willet Visitor Information Center. From the monument, Black River Boulevard heads northeast, to the top edge of the map, toward State Route 46. Here, text reads, “To Delta Lake State Park.” After crossing Erie Boulevard, South James Street becomes North James Street and runs parallel to Black River Boulevard, eventually leading up to State Route 26. Moving away from the monument, Erie Boulevard West intersects with Wood Creek, near the route of the original Erie Canal, at a point marked by an X and labeled “site of landing.” As Erie Boulevard continues northwest, it reaches the map’s top left corner, leading eventually to State Routes 46, 49, and 69. Text here reads “To Erie Canal Village.” Nearly halfway across the map, two roads branch off of Route 365 and head south. New York State Route 233 heads southeast, toward the bottom edge of the map. Text at the bottom reads, “To Westmorland and exit 32, New York State Thruway and Interstate 90.” State Route 69 heads further southeast, roughly parallel to the route of the original Erie Canal, toward the bottom right edge of the map, where Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site sits. Legend A scale measures 1 mile and 1 kilometer. An arrow enclosed in a circle points up for North.