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Birthplace of the United States Navy Marker
Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: October 16, 2015
Caption: Birthplace of the United States Navy Marker
Additional Description: In anticipation of the British invasion fleet of Sir Guy Carleton, Gen. Benedict Arnold established a shipyard here and added three 10-gun galleys and eight 3-gun gundalows to the American fleet. These ships would meet the British at the Battle of Valcour Island on October 11, 1776.
Submitted: October 16, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p333793
File Size: 6.623 Megabytes

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