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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD6B_abrams-gate_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Born September 15, 1914 ? ? ? Died September 4, 1974A hard-fighting World War II tank battalion commander, General Abrams led armored forces through France, relieved encircled American soldiers at Bastogne, and spearheaded Patton's Third Army driv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBZJ_buttermilk-falls_Highland-Falls-NY.html
At the foot of this laneat Buttermilk Falls, wasthe Headquarters of GeneralIsrael Putnam, Commanderin the Highlands 1779
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7K0_freedom-road_Highland-Falls-NY.html
The route traveled by the52 American hostages fromStewart Airport to WestPoint after their releasefrom captivity in IranJanuary 25, 1981.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RD_fort-montgomery-today_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Welcome to Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. Built by Americans early in the Revolutionary War, Fort Montgomery was captured and destroyed by the British in 1777. Except for a small gun battery constructed in 1779, the fort was not rebuilt. In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RA_the-historic-1777-1779-trails_Highland-Falls-NY.html
You are walking part of the 1777 historic trail that retraces as nearly as possible the routes taken by the British army during the Revolutionary War.
The 1777 trail represents the route taken by British General Sir Henry Clinton's forces on Oc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R8_32-pounder_Highland-Falls-NY.html
The modern cannon beside you is an accurate reproduction of a ca. 1760-1780 English 32-pounder cannon. The term "32-pounder" refers to the weight of the cannonball, not the cannon itself, which weighs nearly 6,000 pounds. The casting for this repr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4R7_grand-battery_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery was built to prevent British ships from sailing up the Hudson River. The centerpiece of the fort's river defenses was its Grand Battery of six 32-pounder cannons. One of the largest cannons of the Revolutionary War, a 32-pounder wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QA_powder-magazine_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery's powder magazine provided a secure, dry place in which to store the garrison's gunpowder and ammunition. The magazine was located here because of the site's good drainage and because of the protection afforded by the rock ridge be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q7_guard-house_Highland-Falls-NY.html
When excavation of the Guard House was completed in 1969, the site was reburied to protect the feature. Therefore, little is visible today. The Guard House was divided into two rooms that reflected dual uses. The southeastern room was where soldie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q3_soldiers-necessary_Highland-Falls-NY.html
A "necessary" is a privy, or outhouse. In front of you is the vault of the only necessary known to have existed at Fort Montgomery. When it was finished in April 1776, it was described as "a large necessary, for soldiers." It is hard to imagine th…