In 1778, Colonel Henry Sherburne's Regiment built a redoubt (a small enclosed work used to fortify hilltops, passes, etc.) in this general vicinity to cover the rear of Fort Clinton - - the main fortification covering the Great Chain and the river approach. The redoubt also covered the western approaches to the West Point Plain, and protected the northern approaches to Fort Putnam - - the key defensive work against an overland attack. Remnants of Fort Clinton's parapets are visible on the eastern tip of the West Point Plain (to your right rear), and the restored Fort Putnam is visible on the hill to the southwest.

Sherburne's Redoubt had to be constructed so that artillery fire from Fort Putnam could not fall into it. Originally, the Great Chain was to be anchored below the redoubt. Little is known about the redoubt's construction. No traces exist today.

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