Notable people Herman Melville, author, often visited his mother, Maria Gansevoort Melville, at her home in Northumberland. Peter Gansevoort commanded Fort Stanwix when it was besieged during the American Revolution.
Notable pEople Herman melvilLe, aUthor, oFtEn viSIteD HIS mother, maRiA ganseVoOrT melvILle, at HEr home iN NOrThUMBerLanD. PEtER gansEvooRt cOmmandEd Fort sTanwIx wheN It waS beSIEGed DuRiNG the AMERican rEVOluTioN.