Saratoga National Historical Park

How to Get There

From Saratoga Springs, NY (approximately 11 miles): Take US-9 S to NY-423 E (Geyser Rd), continue to Wilton, then head south on NY-32 S for several miles to the park entrance on the right in Stillwater.

Overview

Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, 40 miles north of Albany, preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga, the first significant American victory of the Revolution. In 1777 American forces defeated and forced a major British army to surrender, leading France to recognize American independence and enter the war as an ally. New York protected it in 1927, and it joined the National Park System in 1938.

Highlights

• Visitor Center: a 20-minute film, a fiber-optic light map, and artifact displays; a self-guided tour covers the four-square-mile battlefield
• Boot Monument: honors Benedict Arnold without naming him, the only U.S. war memorial that does not bear its honoree's name
• Schuyler House: General Philip Schuyler's restored house museum, 8 miles north in Schuylerville (tours)
• Marshall House: a 1770-1773 house on the National Register, associated with Baroness Riedesel's account of the surrender
• Saratoga Battle Monument: in the nearby village of Victory

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