The mission of Friends is to be a support to the museum, to aid in fund raising for exhibits and displays, as well as assisting in drawing attention to the museum through programs, lectures and events. As the board of trustees, we are the elected board which helps direct the membership to facilitate the support mission of the non profit group.
Museum hours for July and August 2019
Beginning on Monday, July 8th till August 26, 2019, the museum will be open on Mondays from 10AM to 4PM.
The New York Light Infantry under the command of Colonel Alexander Hamilton captured this British six pound smoothbore cannon at the siege of Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781. Though hostilities did not end until 1783, the British defeat at Yorktown effectively ended the Revolutionary War.
Inscription reads:
SURRENDERED
BY THE
CAPITULATION
OF YORKTOWN
OCT. 19, 1781
Fort H. G. Wright: 1879-1948, Fishers Island (off East tip of LI). Western end of the Island, first built up in 1898-99 as a defensive position protecting Long Island Sound and armed with two 12 inch and two 10 inch "rifles" on disappearing carriages. Status of Batteries in 1921 were as follows;
Battery Clinton, 4 - 12" Mortar
Battery Butterfield, 2 - 12" Disappearing
Battery Barlow, 2 - 10" Disappearing
Battery Hamilton, was 2 - 6" Pedestal, removed by 1921
Battery Marcy, was 2 - 6" Pedestal, removed by 1921
Battery Hoffman, 2 - 3" Pedestal
Battery Hoppock, 2 - 3" Pedestal
Operational during WW2 with a small airfield. Linked with Fort Terry, Fort Michie which were sub-posts, and Camp Hero. Closed in the late 1950s and sold to private interests.
The museum is closed on
all New York State & Federal Holidays.
61 Lake Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 581-5100
Museum Store
(518) 226-0490
Due to staffing concerns the museum
can no longer accept telephone inquiries.
