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Photographer: Courtesy Fort Ann Historical Society
Caption: Marker detail: Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad
Additional Description: Plans for a railroad began just ten years after-the Champlain Canal opened, but disputes over the route and financing delayed construction for fifteen years. The Saratoga and Whitehall Railroad opened for service in December 1847, allowing the town's manufacturers to reach markets in Boston, New York, Chicago and Canada.

The Battle of Fort Anne on July 8, 1777, is said to have been the first time American troops fought under the Stars and Stripes.
Submitted: April 4, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p515585
File Size: 1.609 Megabytes

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