New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

Arnold, Fort

Fort Clinton, originally named for perhaps history’s most infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold, was constructed during the Revolutionary War in 1780. During the construction, the fortification was under the supervision of Colonel Tadeusz Kościuszko. The f…

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Arnot Barracks

Arnot Barracks, 1860s, Chemung County, Elmira. Used as a Civil War POW Camp.

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Arthur, Camp

Camp Arthur, 1862, Staten Island. Civil War Training Camp.

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Atlas Sites

Atlas Sites, 1961, a 12-missile Atlas F ICBM squadron (the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron) became operational 1 October 1961 at Plattsburgh AFB, NY,. The Atlas Fs were removed from alert on 25 June 1965. Ten of these 12 sites are in New York State, the …

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Au Fer, Fort

Fort au Fer was constructed by British forces in 1775 on the coast of Lake Champlain, in Northern New York. Bizarrely, the fort remained under British control until 1796. In 1794, the United States and Great Britain came to an agreement (the Jay Treaty …

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Augusta, Fort

Fort Augusta, 1755, Orange County, Port Jervis vicinity. A fort from the Colonial Wars on the Delaware River.

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Augustus, Fort William

Fort Lévis, eventually known as Fort William Augustus, was constructed by the French in 1759, and seized by the British in 1760 during the Seven Years’ War. The fort was originally named after French Marshal, François Gaston de Lévis, and rebranded by th…

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Aurania Stockade

Aurania Stockade, 1624, Rensselaer County, Rensselaer. Stockaded village of French Protestants located near later Fort Crailo.

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Au Sable Atlas

Au Sable Forks, ATLAS F, Site #6: 1961-65, Essex County, Au Sable Forks. see ATLAS F for detailed information.

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Balcarres Redoubt

Balcarres Redoubt, 1777, Saratoga County, Bemis Heights. October 1777, Battle of Saratoga. A strong British position 500 yards long and 12 to 14 feet high, mounting 8 guns. Incorporated the Freeman House. Located south of Brymann Redoubt. For more info…

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