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Stillwater in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck

 
 
Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
1. Brig. Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck Marker
Inscription.
To commemorate
the services of
Brig.-Gen. Abraham Ten Broeck
and the
Albany County Militia
in the
Battle of October 7, 1777

This monument
is erected by
Philip Livingston Chapter
Sons of the Revolution
in the State of New York
1917

 
Erected 1917 by Sons of the Revolution, Philip Livingston Chapter.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1940.
 
Location. 43° 0.066′ N, 73° 38.771′ W. Marker is in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is on Park Tour Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Saratoga National Historic Park at the Barber Wheatfield stop on the auto tour road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General Fraser Was Struck (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Joseph Cilly (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle Begins at Barber’s Wheat Field (within shouting distance of this marker); The British Withdraw (within shouting distance of this
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marker); The Second Battle Begins (within shouting distance of this marker); Here Frazer Fell (within shouting distance of this marker); New York and Massachusetts Forces (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rockefeller Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stillwater.
 
Also see . . .
1. Abraham Ten Broeck. New York State Museum website entry (Submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

2. The Battle of Saratoga (Second)/Bemis Heights. Account of the October 7, 1777 battle from The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 

3. Saratoga National Historic Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Abraham Ten Broeck image. Click for full size.
via NYS Museum, unknown
2. Abraham Ten Broeck
Marker on Barber Wheatfield image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
3. Marker on Barber Wheatfield
Barber Wheatfield image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
4. Barber Wheatfield
The marker is located on the Barber Wheatfield where American troops met and turned back an advance by British and German forces on October 7, 1777.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,347 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2. submitted on April 12, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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