West Point in Orange County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Surrender at Saratoga
By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
1. Surrender at Saratoga Marker
17th October 1777
Location. 41° 23.502′ N, 73° 57.222′ W. Marker is in West Point, New York, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from Cullum Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is located at the US Military Academy behind building 603. Marker is in this post office area: West Point NY 10996, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kosciuszko’s Garden Restoration (here, next to this marker); Kosciuszko’s Garden (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Kosciuszko’s Garden (here, next to this marker); General George S. Patton, Jr. (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Malek Tennis Center (about 600 feet away); Thayer Walk (about 700 feet away); Dwight David Eisenhower (about 700 feet away); Twentieth Century Wars (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.
Categories. • War, US Revolutionary •
By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
2. Surrender at Saratoga Marker
The marker commemorates the surrender of British Gen. John Burgoyne and his army to American Gen. Horatio Gates in 1777.
By Bill Coughlin, February 12, 2012
3. Marker at West Point
The marker is carved into the rockface in Kosciuszko's Garden. American Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuszko built the fortifications at Saratoga that helped defeat Burgoyne's army.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 444 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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