Description: Fishkill Barracks served as a supply depot, and was constructed in 1776, in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. It saw operation from 1776 to 1782. Its barracks were large enough to house 2,000 troops, and were located one mile below the village of Fishkill on each side of what is presently Route 9. The river port to the east, Fishkill Landing, is now the Town of Beacon. The depot was on the east bank of the Hudson above Fish Kill. When the depot's construction began, Fishkill Cove or Wiccopee Pass to the south was fortified with three batteries. This also was the east end of the 1777 chevaux-de-frise line from Pollopel's (Bannerman's) Island to Fort Plumb Point near New Windsor on the west bank north of the Murder's Kill.

County: Dutchess County

City, State: Fishkill, New York

See Also:

Fort Plumb Point