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New York Tourism
There are a number of Revolutionary War attractions you can visit today
in New York. Tourism of New York attractions might take you to Fort Ticonderoga or
Fort Montgomery, sites of important Revolutionary War battles, the
Livingston estate in Germantown, home of Robert R. Livingston, Jr. one
of five people on the committee who wrote the Declaration of
Independence, the New Windsor Cantonment, the final home of George
Washington's Continental Army, or to Schuyler Mansion in Albany, the
home of Senator and General Philip Schuyler, a great Revolutionary War
hero.
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Philipse Manor Hall
Yonkers, New York
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Share your New York vacation
If you have visited a New York historical site from the
Revolutionary War, we would like to give you the opportunity to share
your experiences and your pictures
here. Here are some of the New York travel sites we would like to hear about from you...
Fort Ticonderoga - Ticonderoga, site of pivotal
events in the American Revolution
Crown Point State Historic Site - Crown Point,
site of Fort of Crown Point, at the outbreak of the war, colonists
captured the fort, securing cannons
Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site
- Grafton, site of the Battle of Bennington
Clermont State Historic Site - Germantown, site
of the Livingston Estate, seven generations of Livingstons lived here,
the most prominent being Robert R. Livingston, Jr., one of five people
who served on the committee charged with writing the Declaration of
Independence
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site - Bear
Mountain, site of the Battle of Fort Montgomery, which was taken by the
British on October 6, 1777
Herkimer Home - Little Falls, home of
Revolutionary War hero General Nicholas Herkimer, commander at the
Battle of Oriskany in 1777, who one the battle, but died from his
wounds received there
John Jay Homestead - Katonah, home of Founding
Father John Jay, who served as 1st Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, 2nd Governor of New York, United States Secretary of
Foreign affairs, and authored the Treaty of Paris, which officially
ended the Revolutionary War, as well as the Federalist Papers, which
aided in the acceptance and ratification of the United States
Constitution
General Henry Knox Headquarters Site - Vails
Gate, the home of John Ellison that was used several times during the
Revolutionary War by General Knox, Commander of American artillery
New Windsor Cantonment - Vails Gate, this site
was the final home of General George Washington's Continental Army
before the end of the Revolutionary War, also the site of the National
Purple Heart Hall of Honor, which honors recipients of the Purple Heart
Medal, which was created by General Washington to honor those who had
shown great valor in battle
Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site -
Oriskany, site of the Battle of Oriskany in October, 1777, a turning
point in the American Revolution
Philipse Manor Hall - Yonkers, on November 28,
1776, 200 colonial New Yorkers gathered at this home belonging
to Frederick Philipse III to sign the "Declaration of Dependence,"
a statement of their loyalty to the British crown,
Philipse was later arrested by General George Washington
Schuyler Mansion - Albany, home of General and
Senator Philip J. Schuyler, one of the American Revolution's great
generals
Senate House State Historic Site - Kingston,
this home belonging to merchant Abraham Van Gaasbeek served as the
headquarters of New York's rebel legislature for a time after the
British invasion of New York City in 1777
Stony Point Battlefield - Stony Point, site of
the Battle of Stony Point, one of the last major battles of the
Revolution in the northeast that ended British control of the Hudson
River Valley
Saratoga National Historic Park - Stillwater,
site of the Battles of Saratoga, the turning point of the war, in which
General John Burgoyne surrendered over 6,000 British troops to the
Americans
any other New York tourism attractions related to the Revolutionary
War.
*This page is only for sites outside of New York City. Go to this page to add your story if the site is in New York City itself.
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General
Nicholas Herkimer Home -
Little Falls, New York
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