Garrison in Putnam County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Hill

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011

1. Fort Hill Marker

Inscription. On the hill to the west
are the north and south
redoubts, built in 1778,
for the defense of the
Highlands against British.

Erected 1935 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.

Location. 41° 22.443′ N, 73° 54.761′ W. Marker is in Garrison, New York, in Putnam County. It is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9), on the left when traveling north. Marker is on Route 9, about 3½ miles north of the Putnam County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Garrison NY 10524, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in the Hudson Valley,

and in the New York City 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 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

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Connecticut Camps (approx. 1.4 miles away); South Redoubt (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mandeville’s (approx. 1.7 miles away); Garrison Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Twin Redoubts (approx. 1.9 miles away); Arnold’s Flight (approx. 1.9 miles away); Hempstead Huts (approx. 2 miles away); Beverley Robinson’s House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garrison.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011

2. Fort Hill Marker

This view of the marker looks north on Route 9.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 10, 2011

3. Fort Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,626 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.