Near Bemis Heights in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Liberty Loving Engineer
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
1. A Liberty Loving Engineer Marker
Colonel Tadeusz Kościuszko was the "young Polish engineer [who] was skillful enough" to see the defensive possibilities here on Bemus Heights.
Military engineers under Kościuszko's orders planned defenses which would use every advantage of the terrain.
Private Agrippa Hull served here in Colonel Samuel Brewer's (12th) Massachusetts Regiment. He later became Kościuszkos waiter, and they built a lasting relationship. Hull became a popular, honored citizen of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Agrippa Hull by unknown artist, 1848.
Kościuszko fought much of his life to advance the ideal of liberty. He later wanted his properties in the United State to be used to buy, free, and educate enslaved people.
Tadeusz Kościuszko by Carl Gottlieb Schweikart, ca. 1802.
Erected 2024 by Saratoga National Historical Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1777.
Location. 42° 58.938′ N, 73° 37.567′ W. Marker is near Bemis Heights, New York, in Saratoga County. It can be reached from Saratoga Battlefield
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: You will observe that we have some new works. (within shouting distance of this marker); The General Discovered a Spot which Fully Answered His Wishes (about 400 feet away); High Ground Halts an Invasion (about 500 feet away); We have a Fine Train of Artillery, consisting of 24 Pieces (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nicholas Fish (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
2. A Liberty Loving Engineer Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. North Redan (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Questions of Loyalty (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Fortifying The High Ground (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Strategy and Terrain (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Anchor of the American Line (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Redoubt (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Patriots Eye-View (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); American River Defense (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); American River Fortifications (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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Also see . . . Tadeusz Kościuszko. (Submitted on August 2, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 25, 2024
3. Looking North Along Path to Kościuszko Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 3, 2024
4. A Liberty Loving Engineer Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 4. submitted on August 3, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
