Stillwater in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saratoga 1777
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
1. Saratoga 1777 Marker
reluctant to destroy
so noble a foe was
forced by patriotic
necessity to defeat and
slay the gentle and
gallant Fraser.
To commemorate
the magnanimity
of Morgans heroic
nature and his stern
sense of duty to his
country, this tablet
is here inscribed
by
Virginia Neville Taylor
Great Grand Daughter
of
Gen. Daniel Morgan
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 59.735′ N, 73° 38.855′ W. Marker is in Stillwater, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Park Tour Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Saratoga National Historical Park, along the auto tour road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stillwater NY 12170, 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: A different marker also named Saratoga 1777 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Saratoga 1777 (approx. 0.2 miles away); We ought to March out and attack them (approx. Ό mile away); Two Battles - Two Routes (approx. Ό mile away); Timothy Murphy (approx. Ό mile away); Rockefeller Memorial (approx. Ό mile
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Other markers no longer nearby. Asa Chatfield Farm (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Site of Chatfield Farm (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); The Path to Battle (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed); New York and Massachusetts Forces (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . .
1. Saratoga National Historical Park. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Saratoga. Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce website entry (Submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
3. Tim Murphy And The Legendary Kill Shot. Frontier Partisans website entry (Submitted on January 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
4. Brigadier General Daniel Morgan. ThoughtCo website entry (Submitted on July 18, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
2. Saratoga 1777 Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
3. Saratoga 1777 Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
4. Marker in Saratoga National Historical Park
Brig. Gen. Simon Fraser was mortally wounded on October 7, 1777 when he was struck by a rifle ball in the Barber Wheatfield while presiding over the British retreat.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 13, 2008
5. Morgan Monument
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 16, 2013
6. Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Saratoga
This diorama, found in the Saratoga NHP visitor center, shows Daniel Morgan (foreground) signaling his riflemen with his turkey call.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,371 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on July 18, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on July 19, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
