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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R7_grand-battery_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery was built to prevent British ships from sailing up the Hudson River. The centerpiece of the fort's river defenses was its Grand Battery of six 32-pounder cannons. One of the largest cannons of the Revolutionary War, a 32-pounder wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R6_camp-van-schaick_Cohoes-NY.html
Encampment of the NorthernDepartment Continental ArmyAugust 9-September 8-1777from this place August 9-1777Gen. Ebenezer Learnedwith his Massachusetts Brigademarched to relieveFort Stanwix
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R5_camp-van-schaick_Cohoes-NY.html
Continental Army, NorthernDepartment under commandGeneral Philip SchuylerGeneral Horatio GatesAug. 15 - Sept. 8, 1777
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QA_powder-magazine_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery's powder magazine provided a secure, dry place in which to store the garrison's gunpowder and ammunition. The magazine was located here because of the site's good drainage and because of the protection afforded by the rock ridge be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q7_guard-house_Highland-Falls-NY.html
When excavation of the Guard House was completed in 1969, the site was reburied to protect the feature. Therefore, little is visible today. The Guard House was divided into two rooms that reflected dual uses. The southeastern room was where soldie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q3_soldiers-necessary_Highland-Falls-NY.html
A "necessary" is a privy, or outhouse. In front of you is the vault of the only necessary known to have existed at Fort Montgomery. When it was finished in April 1776, it was described as "a large necessary, for soldiers." It is hard to imagine th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q1_enlisted-mens-officers-barracks_Highland-Falls-NY.html
The long foundation to the left was a barracks for enlisted men. The short foundation on the right housed the fort's senior officers and served as a commissary for storing food provisions. Items stored here were controlled and carefully guarded. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q0_barracks_Highland-Falls-NY.html
You are looking at the foundation of a barracks built in the summer of 1776. This was probably a two-story building with a cellar under the northern half. Artifacts recovered from the site tell us a lot about the soldiers who lived here. In the 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4PZ_the-naval-battle-of-fort-montgomery_Highland-Falls-NY.html
When Sir Henry Clinton's British troops reached Forts Clinton and Montgomery on October 6, 1777, some of his ships began moving upriver to support them. First came two galleys, the Dependence and the Crane, which were rowed into position. Four Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4P9_round-hill-redoubt_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery's "Round Hill" redoubt was built to protect a piece of high ground that commanded the rest of the fort. It was one of three redoubts that the Americans built as they realized their gun batteries, which faced the river, were vulnera…