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Fort Stanwix National Monument

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Abandoned Revolutionary War Cemetery

A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.

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Cross Island Chapel

Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.

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Oneida Community Mansion House

The shared home of a utopian commune that practiced "free love" a century before the hippies.

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