Schuylerville in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Town of Saratoga
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012
1. Town of Saratoga Marker
Several markers with this identical text are located throughout Schuylerville.
First European settlers 1688
Established March 7, 1788
Surrender site of Gen. Burgoyne
to Gen. Gates Oct. 17, 1777
Revolutionary War Turning Point
Erected 2000 by Saratoga County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is March 7, 1962.
Location. 43° 1.113′ N, 73° 35.834′ W. Marker is in Schuylerville, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 4 and Wilbur Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 4. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Here (approx. 0.6 miles away); U.S.S. Saratoga (approx. one mile away); Address by President Lincoln (approx. one mile away); Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Americans Flee, Hope and Suffer (approx. one mile away); Desert Shield / Desert Storm (approx. one mile away); A Route Well Traveled (approx. 1.1 miles away); Surviving Portion of Champlain Canal (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylerville.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012
2. Town of Saratoga Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012
3. Town of Saratoga Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012
4. Marker in Schuylerville
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
