Old Stone Fort Museum

Built as church (1772), fortified and attacked by British forces during the Revolution, the Old Stone Fort has been a museum of rural NY history and library since 1889. Exibits include a fire engine built before George Washington was born. Agricultural history is represented in a 1780 New World Dutch Barn and farm tools exhibit. The William W. Badgley Annex houses Schoharie's first automobile (a 1903 Rambler), "The Age of Wood" exhibit and changing exhibits. Visit the Hands-on 1890s schoolhouse, one of seven historical and museum buildings. Amenities include costumed interpreters, a gift shop specializing in books on local/regional history, and handicapped-accessible rest rooms and picnic facilities.