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9 Battlefields in New York That You Shouldn't Miss
New York State has it all – booming metropolises, majestic waterfalls, mountains, wine country, chicken wings. Yes, NYC is a magnet for tourists, but an exploration of the rest of the state can be equally thrilling. The Finger Lakes Wine Region is a vision of serene waters, quaint B&Bs, and pretty vineyards. Movie buffs will love Rochester, home of the George Eastman House and one of the world’s most comprehensive film archives. On your way to Niagara Falls, stop in Buffalo to fuel up on spicy wings.
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1. Old Fort Niagara State Historic Site
2. Fort Stanwix National Monument
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 258 reviews
Built in 1758 to guard a strategic port along a major transportation route, today this national site maintains an extensive archaeological collection and a nearly complete reconstructed Revolutionary War fort with interpreters.
Reviewed By C0rgiL0ver - Alton, United States
The log fort is a wonderful reconstruction of the Revolutionary War fort. The Vistor's Center has very interesting displays and excellent films providing a good background to the history of the fort and the area. The Park Ranger was very helpful. Even the rain did not diminish the visit.
3. Saratoga National Historical Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 327 reviews
Site of the historic 1777 Battles of Saratoga, which represented the first significant victory for the rebels in the American Revolution. Today, the 3,200-acre park is a popular tourism and recreation site and a wildlife conservation area.
Reviewed By ahott2 - Owings Mills, United States
We unfortunately didn't have much time for a proper visit, but did our best to see everything. The visitor center offered a nice movie to refresh my memory about the battle, as well as an exhibit on Benedict Arnold that was very interesting. The park tour can be done by car or bike. The roads are smooth and there is a bike lane. The overlooks near the water have stunning views. Wished we had more time to walk some of the trails.
4. Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 158 reviews
Reviewed By GeneseoSupremo - Geneseo, United States
These are hallowed grounds, the site of some of the most important battles in US history. And it’s well preserved and marked to where it’s easy to learn and appreciate the significance of the site. So we’ll done. And it’s an absolutely beautiful site on Henderson Bay with incredible sunsets over the bay. It perfectly embodies the feel of this quant little historic town.
5. Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
6. Minisink Battlefield County Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By Camp489
An amazing place in the history of America,the battle is all layed out along the trail of were it happened a truly enlightening place
7. Setauket Presbyterian Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By lou1776 - Long Island, United States
If you're not a member of this congregation and you're looking to come here, more than likely you've watched Turn: Washington's Spies on AMC. This church plays a huge role in the first season of the show, while the history gets a bit turned around. Visiting this place is special, as it is the final resting place of Abraham Woodhull, one of the key members of the Culper Spy Ring and various other of Long Island's first families. The battle of Setauket took place just across the street on the Village Green, and the Caroline church across the way from there still holds bullets from the battle. The whole setting takes you back in time. For fans, its a must visit location. The Three Village Historical Society is another great spot to learn more about the events of the Culper Ring, but my visit there proved more fun for kids than adults. Fans can also visit the final resting place of Anna Smith Strong and her husband Selah by continuing beyond the church up Strong's Neck Road to Dyke Road. Follow that beyond the water up to Cemetery Ln. You'll pass a historical marker where the Woodhull's home stood. There is no parking lot there, but there is a small patch of grass in front of the locked fence. Then there is a gate to walk through to Saint George's Manor Cemetery. There used to be a sign there however it has since disappeared.
8. The Stony Point Battlefield Lighthouse
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 65 reviews
Oldest lighthouse on the Hudson and only preserved Revolutionary War battleground in the lower Hudson Valley.
Reviewed By Wayfairing_Man - Buffalo, United States
On a roundtrip vacation of the Hudson River Valley, my family visited the Stony Point Battlefield and Lighthouse located on the westside of the Hudson River, around 46 miles North of NYC and 14 miles South of West Point. We're glad we did. After parking in their lot with a view of the Hudson River, we walked up the hill to the state park's Museum. (Given the slope of the hill and the park in general, wheelchairs will have some challenges). I highly recommend visiting this state park when the Museum is open where the park managers have a relief map of the Battleground structures during Revolutionary War times and they recount the events that transpired here. The strategies of the British, General “Mad Anthony” Wayne and George Washington are intriguing and the threat that the British fortifications here posed to West Point (and the future of our country) was something I wasn't aware of. The small museum also contains various exhibits, some muskets, swords and spontoon, uniforms and other interesting displays. Outside the Museum, and along the sloping pathways, are several elevated observation points of the Hudson River, historical markers, a picnic pavilion and the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River. Walking around the park with its panoramic views of the Hudson and the boat marinas south of the park and on the eastern shore offered a number of picture taking opportunities. As this is a small and contained state park, it doesn't take long to walk from one end of the park to the other side. I think this state park is a real jewel for history buffs. Admission to the Stony Point Battlefield and Lighthouse was free for us. Per their park rules, no pets are allowed. Shortly after visiting the Stony Point Battlefield, we visited the West Point Military Academy and learned about its history. Our Stony Point visit was a good segue into our West Point visit.
