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Saratoga National Historical Park Early morning light shows two cannons overlooking a foggy Hudson River Valley from American positions on Bemis Heights.
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A Crucial American Victory

Here in the autumn of 1777 American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory renewed patriots' hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world.

 

The Battlefield

The Battlefield is the largest of four sites making up Saratoga National Park. Here, visitors will find our Visitor Center...


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Schuyler House

The restored country house of American General Philip Schuyler, second of four sites making up Saratoga National Historical Park, is located approximately 7 miles north of the Battlefield...
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Saratoga Monument

Saratoga Monument, third of four sites making up Saratoga National Historical park, is located approximately 7 1/2 miles north of the Battlefield. This 155-foot obelisk commemorates...
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Victory Woods

The fourth site making up Saratoga National Historical Park. Here, half-starved, cold, exhausted, low on ammunition, running out of time, and surrounded by the overwhelming American Army under General Horatio Gates, the British Army under General John Burgoyne had lost all hope of success.


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648 Route 32
Stillwater, NY 12170

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Phone

Visitor Center
(518) 664-9821 ext. 224

Fax

(518) 664-3349

Climate

The Park lies within a temperate zone and experiences four full seasons.
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Grayscale picture of the Blockhouse.  The Neilson House is visible to the right and rear.

Did You Know?
Before Saratoga National Historical Park was a National Park Service site, it was a New York State historical preserve (1927-1938). The park's first visitor center was a reproduced blockhouse that reportedly contained boards from a local barn that existed during the Battles of Saratoga.

Last Updated: August 31, 2011 at 10:29 MST

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