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

Major Nathan Goodale

 
 
Major Nathan Goodale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
1. Major Nathan Goodale Marker
Inscription.
To commemorate the service of
Major Nathan Goodale
Oct. 11, 1777

He bravely captured Burgoyne’s
store boats in the face of the enemy
at the mouth of the Fishkill.
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Under orders of General Gates
with 7 scouts he captured 129
prisoners before October 7th.
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Distinguished services also in 1778.
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Erected by Emma Jones
his great-Grand-Daughter
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Erected by Emma Jones.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 7, 1997.
 
Location. 43° 5.903′ N, 73° 35.612′ W. Marker is in Victory, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Burgoyne Street (County Route 338), on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the cemetery near the Saratoga Victory Monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Schuylerville NY 12871, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Victory Woods (here, next to this marker); Saratoga Monument Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Saratoga Monument (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); You’ve Been Robbed! (approx. Ό mile away);
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a different marker also named Victory Woods (approx. Ό mile away); Burgoyne Hopelessly Surrounded (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Good Place to Set Up Camp (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Last Ditch Defenses (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victory.
 
Major Nathan Goodale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
2. Major Nathan Goodale Marker
Major Nathan Goodale Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
3. Major Nathan Goodale Marker
Saratoga Victory Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
4. Saratoga Victory Monument
The Major Nathan Goodale marker is located just south of the Saratoga Victory Monument.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,143 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   2, 3. submitted on July 16, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
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Jun. 10, 2026