August 23, 2016
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*MEDIA ADVISORY*Restored Stonehouse Opens at Johnson Hall State Historic Site |
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WHO: Rose Harvey, Commissioner, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Elected officials Community members WHAT: Opening of the “Stonehouse” at Johnson Hall WHEN: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
Johnson Hall was the 1763 Georgian-style estate of Irish immigrant Sir William Johnson (1715 - 1774) and Molly Brant, a Mohawk Indian, and their eight children. Johnson was the largest single landowner and most influential individual in the colonial Mohawk Valley. The newly restored Stonehouse will provide space for the public to better learn about the work and living conditions of some of the enslaved people at Johnson Hall in the 18th century.
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