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| The historical Shoemaker Tavern was built in 1768 before the Revolutionary War. It is also known as the Shoemaker House and later the Valley Tavern in the 1900's. A plaque was placed in front of the home in 1941 by the State Education Department.
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The Shoemaker House was a secret meeting place for Loyalists. It was here that Lieutenant Walter N. Butler of St. Leger's Army, and twenty-eight soldiers and Indians were captured by a party sent by Colonel Weston from Fort Dayton (German Flats). The arresting officer, Lt.Col. Brooks, captured Butler during a Loyalist recruiting speech
Source: Gavin K. Watt, Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley.
According to local history General George Washington had a luncheon under a tree at Shoemaker's Tavern in Mohawk Monday, July 29, 1783.
Source: History of Herkimer County, page 405.
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