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Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: July 13, 2008
Caption: Artillery at the American River Fortifications
Additional Description: American infantry and artillery at this location, along with batteries along the river, virtually closed the Road to Albany to the British, forcing them to attack the main American lines at Bemis Heights. The blue-topped poles indicate the location of the American fortifications in 1777.
Submitted: August 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p30652
File Size: 1.064 Megabytes

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