Through this place passed Gen. Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to Gen. George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston Erected by The State of New York . . . — — Map (db m23709) HM
Saratoga 1777 British Redoubt To commemorate the services of Lieutenant John Hardin of Morgan’s Rifle Corps who led a successful reconnaissance Sept. 18, 1777. Who also distinguished himself in the battles fought on this ground Sept. 19 and . . . — — Map (db m66808) HM
John Neilson, who farmed this land, cast his lot with the Patriot cause. The building you see is a restoration of his original home. By mid-September 1777, the American Army had taken over Neilson’s house and barn, and enclosed much of his farm . . . — — Map (db m220492) HM
In memory of The Noble Son of Poland Brig. General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Military Engineer Soldier of the War of Independence who under the command of General Gates selected and fortified these fields for the great Battle of Saratoga in which the . . . — — Map (db m9690) HM
In marked contrast to the officers’ marquees were hundreds of enlisted men’s tents. The main British encampment of some 4,000 soldiers extended east of Balcarres Redoubt to beyond the crest of the rise in front of you and to your left. Markers in . . . — — Map (db m210095) HM
Burgoyne’s retreating army was forces to leave its sick and wounded to the care of the Americans. The main British medical facilities were located on the flat area below and to your right. — — Map (db m36824) HM
Spurred on by their success in the nearby wheatfield,
nearly 1000 American soldiers attacked up the hill
directly in front of you. The defenders were now
greatly weakened.
More than half of Colonel Breymann's men had
gone out the morning of . . . — — Map (db m211371) HM
“I dedicate this gun to the American Cause.” Colonel Joseph Cilley In honor of Enoch Poor Brigadier-General of the New Hampshire troops Joseph Cilley Colonel of the First Regiment Henry Dearborn Colonel of the Second Regiment . . . — — Map (db m10084) HM
Under intense pressure from the Massachusetts Continentals and New York and Massachusetts militia, units of the German Brunswick and Hesse-Hanau regiments were forced back from this site near the center of the battle line. — — Map (db m66813) HM
The Newland-Wood Fire Company of the Stillwater Fire Department has a long
history of protecting the residents of the Village of Stillwater, New York. This
tradition began during the Revolutionary War and has continued until now. . . . — — Map (db m248382) HM
If the ‘redcoats’ had advanced down the road below toward Albany the guns of this strongpoint would have been the first to greet them. In 1777 the road swung from its present route diagonally across the fields below you toward the river. — — Map (db m9932) HM
Stillwater Union Cemetery
Burials as early as 1784. At
least 14 Rev. War vets buried
here. Includes graves moved
from Bemis Heights Cemetery. — — Map (db m246144) HM
When news of the British invasion reached the farmers who tilled these fields, some went north to join the Crown Forces. Such a loyalist was John Freeman. On a hot summer afternoon in 1777, one of Freeman’s neighbors who stayed to fight for the . . . — — Map (db m220510) HM
Here on these bluffs and in the valley below you can see
where General Burgoyne reassembled his army. It was
just one day after the October 7 battle.
The Hudson River and the river road had made it
possible for the British Army to march . . . — — Map (db m210823) HM
Here stood one of the strongest units of the American river fortifications. It was strengthened by the water batteries along the river. — — Map (db m9938) HM
It was supposed to be a secret retreat under cover of darkness. Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne abandoned his camp on October 8 and left behind 400 sick and wounded. A severe thunderstorm and plodding supply boats delayed the retreat. The hungry, . . . — — Map (db m209895) HM
In honor of Adjutant Philip Rockefeller Lieutenant Peter Rockefeller Lieutenant William Rockefeller Captain Diel Rockefeller Privates Simon Rockefeller Diehl Rockefeller Christian Rockefeller John Rockefeller Henry Rockefeller --------------- . . . — — Map (db m66812) HM
Here Morgan reluctant to destroy so noble a foe was forced by patriotic necessity to defeat and slay the gentle and gallant Fraser. To commemorate the magnanimity of Morgan’s heroic nature and his stern sense of duty to his country, this tablet is . . . — — Map (db m9378) HM
Here the battle raged back and forth on Sept. 19 and Oct. 7. Here Major Acland was wounded ---------- The gift of Mrs Estelle Willoughby — — Map (db m9383) HM
The hill above was the location of a Cold War early warning radar site built as part of a system designed
to defend the United States against enemy air attacks. This marker erected by and dedicated to the men and women of the 656th Radar Squadron . . . — — Map (db m131570) HM
American and British advance pickets often exchanged musket fire across Middle Ravine during the weeks that followed the Battle of September 19, 1777. Then, on the afternoon of October 7, excited American pickets reported large formations of Crown . . . — — Map (db m208864) HM
Grievously wounded, General Simon Fraser was carried here to the Taylor cabin, which had been taken over as a residence by Baroness Riedesel, the wife of the German commander.
The bleeding general was brought into the room, where a cheerful . . . — — Map (db m32502) HM
Blockhouse
Replica of an 18th century
blockhouse. Built in 1927.
Original visitor center at
Saratoga Battlefield.
Moved to this site in 1999.
— — Map (db m40491) HM
Erected by the war chest of The Town of Stillwater to honor patriotic services in The Great World War A. Bache • G. W. Baker • H. B. Baker • J. R. Baker • C. J. Baker • W. Barrey • A. Barthea • A. Barthiamie • L. A. Batchelder • J. L. Bennett • A. . . . — — Map (db m56989) HM
By closing the road and river, the Americans forced the British into rough, wooded lands where they could not use their infantry and artillery to best advantage. — — Map (db m220531) HM
Built in the 1820s, many years after the Revolutionary War, this section of the Champlain Canal followed the same natural north-south route chosen by Burgoyne’s invading army. Linking the Hudson River with Lake Champlain, the canal joined northern . . . — — Map (db m36829) HM
Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish military engineer and volunteer in the American cause, directed the building of fortifications to block the British Invasion. — — Map (db m11534) HM
Stunned and reeling from fighting in Barber’s Wheat Field, Crown Forces were able to re-form here behind previously constructed defenses. These log-and-earth walls had been built shortly after September 19, 1777. These fortifications are now known . . . — — Map (db m11507) HM
The fighting began where you now stand and in the woods behind you in mid-afternoon of October 7, 1777. Within minutes, more than 4,000 men collided in savage combat along a line stretching westward across the Barber Wheat Field in front of you and . . . — — Map (db m10020) HM
In the fields before you, the first action of the Battle of Saratoga began. Shortly after noon on September 19, American pickets posted in the Freeman House fired on advance elements of the center column of the British army. The Americans were . . . — — Map (db m220507) HM
Failing to capture the Balcarres Redoubt, the Americans surged against Crown Forces’ fortifications built here. Attacking relentlessly, they overwhelmed this important defensive position just before nightfall, October 7, 1777. Never more than a . . . — — Map (db m211372) HM
On October 7, General Burgoyne sent 1,500 men and 10 cannon to flank the American position on Bemis Heights. The Patriots intercepted the British here in the Barber wheatfield and the battle was on again. — — Map (db m210706) HM
As the action of October 7 developed, the British right and left flanks began to break under the American attack. General Simon Fraser was mortally wounded a few yards northwest of here (to your left) while trying to rally the British 24th Regiment. . . . — — Map (db m10015) HM
Two small fortified cabins defended by Canadian troops stood about 600 feet south of this site. These cabins were an important link in the British line of defense as can be seen on the reproduction map drawn by an English officer. Their capture . . . — — Map (db m66822) HM
Capture of the Breymann Redoubt forced Burgoyne to withdraw his army to a position centered on three fortifications shown on this map drawn by a British officer. This is the site of the eastern wall of the second of these three fortifications which . . . — — Map (db m10066) HM
Morning skirmishing in the woods over a
mile north of here on September 19, 1777
made clear. The British were coming.
General Arnold "took the liberty to give it as my Opinion that we ought to March out and attack them." General Gates agreed. . . . — — Map (db m208865) HM
On these bluffs the British constructed three redoubts to protect their artillery park and hospital, located on the river flats below. — — Map (db m210825) HM
This monument is erected by the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Saratoga County to the memory of Timothy Murphy Celebrated marksman of Colonel Morgan’s Rifle Corps whose unerring aim turned the tide of battle by the death of the British General . . . — — Map (db m28611) HM
The Unknown American Soldiers who perished in the Battles of Saratoga September 19 and October 7, 1777 and were here buried in unmarked graves helped to assure the triumph of the War of Independence, to create the Republic of the United States of . . . — — Map (db m9736) HM
Captain 4th Company Colonel Thaddeus Cook’s Regiment Connecticut Militia Killed here in the Battle of Saratoga September 19, 1777 Erected by Bidwell Family Association September 19, 1924 — — Map (db m11511) HM
To commemorate the service of Major Nathan Goodale Oct. 11, 1777 He bravely captured Burgoyne’s store boats in the face of the enemy at the mouth of the Fishkill. --------------- Under orders of General Gates with 7 scouts he captured 129 . . . — — Map (db m36016) HM
Triumphant from their spectacular victory in the Battles of Saratoga, American troops pursued British forces that retreated to these grounds. After a brief siege, the British surrendered, marched down this hill and laid down their weapons on October . . . — — Map (db m8255) HM
This monument was erected under the auspices of the Saratoga Monument Association to commemorate the surrender of General Burgoyne to General Gates on the17th of October, 1777. The first presidents of the association, were Hamilton Fish and . . . — — Map (db m9366) HM
This bridge was designed and built by Squire Whipple (1804-1887), a Union college graduate, class of 1830. Originally erected over the Erie Canal at Fultonville in Montgomery County, the bridge was moved after the canal closed in 1917 to the . . . — — Map (db m59702) HM
The Volvyder family constructed a dry dock
at this location about the time the Erie Canal It appeared as "Volvyder's Dry
Dock” on an 1834 map of the canal. The dry
dock was refurbished and enlarged in 1842 when
the Erie Canal was widened . . . — — Map (db m138955) HM
The ferry established here by Eldert Vischer in the late 18th century encouraged the growth of a settlement. Early settler Benjamin Mix began keeping a tavern by 1788 and a store by 1791. The tavern, built on the site of the present day firehouse, . . . — — Map (db m171665) HM
Under Chapter 532, Laws of 1922, the Superintendent of Public Works was authorized to develop the potential water power at the new Barge Canal dams located at Crescent and Vischer Ferry. All contract work at both plants was completed in . . . — — Map (db m128350) HM
Nicholas Vischer (1705-1778) married Annetie Tymmersen in Schenectady in 1734. They settled here and built a little brick house where they raised six children. Their house, located not farfrom here, is the rear wing to a large two story Federal . . . — — Map (db m171540) HM
The residents of Clifton Park have wanted a
bridge across the Mohawk River at Vischer
Ferry since the town was formed in 1828. An
act incorporating the Vischer's Ferry Bridge
Company was passed by the State Legislature on
April 19, 1828, . . . — — Map (db m171541) HM
Owned by 7 generations of
descendants of Ryckert C.
Van Vranken 1635-1713. First
settler in Clifton Park
Double Century farm in 1938 — — Map (db m217618) HM
In the fall of 1977, the New York State
Department of Transportation and the Town of
Clifton Park embarked on a unique partnership.
This venture established the 600-acre historically
and ecologically significant Vischer Ferry Nature
and . . . — — Map (db m138954) HM
Gift of the Citizens of Montgomery County
Originally built by Squire Whipple across the Enlarged Erie Canal at Sprakers in 1869
This type of bridge was adopted by the Canal Commissioners in the 1850s as the standard iron bridge to cross the . . . — — Map (db m59693) HM
Born March 29, 1889, Broadway playwright, actor, director ard
producer. In collaboration with Russell Crouse, authored “Life
With Father", “Life With Mother”, “Anything Goes”, “The Great Sebastians”, . . . — — Map (db m145287) HM
1850 Doctor and Assemblymen C.S. Hawley later resided here. He founded the Halfmoon Academy. Sec. to Grover Cleveland. Fire Department namesake. — — Map (db m128391) HM
Designed and Built in 1932 by the
State of New York
Department of Public Works
Frederick Stuart Greene, Superintendent
T.F Farrell - Chief Engineer
H.O Scheermerhorn - Asst. Chief Engineer
R. B. Smith - Resident Eng
Bates and . . . — — Map (db m34329) HM
Site of the colonial Eagle Tavern, a leading haven of area rebels during the American Revolution. Operated by Gerardus van Schoonhoven. Famous guests included Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. — — Map (db m115398) HM
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
American Society of Civil Engineers 1852
Flight of Five Locks - New York State Barge Canal
The Greatest Series of High Lift Locks In The Shortest Distance Of Any Canal In The United . . . — — Map (db m58539) HM
Through this Place Passed
Gen. Henry Knox
In the Winter of 1775 - 1776
To Deliver To
Gen. George Washington
At Cambridge
The Train of Artillery
From Fort Ticonderoga
Used to Force the British
Army to Evacuate Boston . . . — — Map (db m23713) HM
Built 1826 by Isaac Eddy, owner of the Franklin Ink Works in
Waterford and inventor of formula for pulverizing the ingredients of printers ink. Father of George and Thomas Eddy who also became prominent Waterford industrialists. Example of . . . — — Map (db m145305) HM
[Front Side- Left Panel]
Welcome to
Lock 2 Park
You may continue across Lock 2 to stay on the Champlain Trail to access:
•Garret Field
•Old River Lock #4
•The Waterford Rural Cemetery
•The Northside Business District . . . — — Map (db m50971) HM
A distinguished example of Revival architecture in Saratoga County, c. 1840. Built by Judge Duncan McMartin. Residence of prominate businessman and civic leader T.G. Younglove 1850-82. Restored 1988 by John Szemansco, Jr. — — Map (db m128556) HM
In 1799 the old Dutch Reformed Church was moved and relocated to 22 Third Street. Later it was known as "The Mother Church ” with many other congregations sharing services at various times until it was demolished in 1876. The parsonage still . . . — — Map (db m145303) HM
Built c. 1873 by Colonel Samuel Smith, a hero of the Civil
War. Constructed of solid, poured-in -place concrete, it is
considered the oldest home of its kind in the United States. — — Map (db m145286) HM
Bank robbers entered this building early Oct. 14, 1872, roused the cashier, and forced him to open the safe. After binding & gagging all occupants, they left with half-million dollars worth of cash, securities and jewelry. Once they were caught, . . . — — Map (db m115396) HM
