Depending on your sources this area was just above the location of a "stone border fort" located along the trail from Catskill to Unadilla. Part of this trail became the Schoharie Turnpike. The trail was the border between the civilized valleys toward the Mohawk and the dark wilderness of the Catskills. The fort (some sources list it as a church) was built in the 1700's and existed until at least the early 20th century when it succumbed to the pilfering of stones for other construction. I can find no record of it being occupied during the French Indian Wars, the Revolution or the War of 1812 other than in Jay Gould's History where he describes the fort as holding 8 or 9 men who responded to help McKee bury his massacred family in Harpersfield. These valleys and the area were prime raiding territory for both American Revolutionaries and Native American war parties. This cache is a camouflaged "lock-n-lock" and sets above eye level within easy reach of most adults. There is no need to climb or remove any of the escarpment, it's out in the open so to speak.
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