Stillwater in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Crown Forces Baggage Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
1. Crown Forces Baggage Park Marker
When the order came to retreat, the civilian teamsters contracted by the British many from Canada began harnessing teams of horses and yoking pairs of bawling oxen in the Baggage Park on the flat directly below you. Wagons and two-wheeled carts not already loaded were hurriedly piled with officers bedding, trunks and beds, pots and pans, barrels and sacks of foodstuffs.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 43° 0.213′ N, 73° 36.459′ W. Marker was in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. It could be reached from Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in Saratoga National Historic Park, on a walking trail that begins at the Fraser Burial Site stop on the auto tour road. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Men and Beasts, Hard at Work (here, next to this marker); Chasing Burgoyne Changed the World
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Other markers no longer nearby. Crown Forces Artillery Park (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Burial Site of General Fraser (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Great Redoubt (was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed); Site of the Taylor Cabin (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
More about this marker. The right of the marker features a picture of teamsters with wagons at the Baggage Park.
Also see . . .
1. Saratoga National Historic Park. National Park Service. (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
2. Marker on the Saratoga Battlefield
2. The Battle of Saratoga (Second)/Bemis Height's. The American Revolutionary War website entry (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. The Battle of Saratoga 1777. A British perspective of the Battles of Saratoga from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 9, 2010
3. Crown Forces Baggage Park Marker
Marker is on the walking trail that begins at the Fraser Burial Site tour stop.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 976 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
