This estate was the country
home of General Schuyler both before and after the battles. The British burned
the original house and its outbuildings to keep Americans from using them for
cover during an attack. The present house, erected in 1777 shortly after Burgoyne's
surrender, was the center of Schuyler's extensive farming and milling operations,
and also a "field office" for his business dealings in the area.
The Saratoga Monument
The Saratoga Monument commemorates Burgoyne's surrender to Gates on October
17,1777. The 155-foot memorial was completed in 1883 and stands within what
was Burgoyne's entrenched camp during the final days of the campaign.