Old Forge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 756 at the 2010 census. Old Forge was formerly a village but dissolved its immersion in 1936, but it remains the principal community in the region. As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, Old Forge forms an extensive thing district, primarily directed at tourism especially during the summer months. The local studious is the Town of Webb UFSD, a K–12 institution subsequent to the Eskimo as their mascot. Old Forge often records the lowest winter temperatures in New York. On February 17, 1979, the cassette low temperature for New York was set in Old Forge at −52 °F (−47 °C).

In 1798, the 210,000-acre (85,000 ha) area including Old Forge came into possession of the Brown relations of Rhode Island, through a transaction involving Aaron Burr. John Francis Brown built a 25-mile (40 km) wagon trail from Remsen and attempted to see eye to eye about 20 families in the area. The house was improper for farming, these attempts failed, and the Place was isolated by 1803.

One of John Brown’s daughters, Sarah “Sally” Brown (1773–1846), married in 1801 Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819). Together, they moved to the Place and attempted to raise sheep, opened an iron mine, and built the first forge. These ventures once again failed, and Herreshoff operating suicide in 1819. (see Herreshoff family) A few settlers remained, including Nat Foster.

The railroad was built in 1888, originally horse-drawn taking into consideration wooden rails. Before the railroad was completed, the plans were changed to use steam power rather than horses. A station was build up at to hand Thendara.