New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center

Salem, Fort

Fort Salem Town of Salem: Washington County, 1777. Also known as White Creek Fort for White Creek and one of the Village's original names. Also referred to as Fort Williams in some accounts, but this likely belonged to another site (see Fort Williams). Al…

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Salonga (Slonga), Fort

Fort Salonga: 1776-81, Suffolk, Fort Salonga. (Slongo) British earthen fortification (minor redoubt). Destroyed by American raid October 1781. Now on private property, bordering Route 25A east of Bread and Cheese Hollow Road in Fort Salonga.

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Salt Battery

Salt Battery: War of 1812, Niagara County, Village of Youngstown. An impromptu battery to protect the Village docks, constructed of 400 barrels of salt.

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Salt Point Blockhouse

Salt Point Blockhouse: 1795, Onondaga County, N. Syracuse. Salt Point bluff is near bridge over Oswego Canal, and Route 81 and Hiawatha Blvd. Blockhouse was 20 foot high building with loopholes, surrounded by a 20 foot palisade. Demolished in 1816.

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Sampson Army Airfield

Sampson Army Airfield: The Air Force spent about $6 million on renovations and beginning mid Feb 1951 started traing what would be 16,000 Air Force recruits. The base employed about 700 civilians and had 600 permanent party troops. The Base was closed in …

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Sampson Naval Hospital

Sampson Naval Hospital: The Station included a 1,000-bed hospital, housing for personnel, and a school to train corpsmen. Thirty one-story ward buildings comprised the main hospital with additional special services buildings, quarters for officers and nur…

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Sampson Naval Training Base

Sampson Naval Training Base: On 13 May 1942 construction was announced for a second military installation in Seneca County, on the east shore of Seneca Lake, close to the Army Ordnance Depot (1941 - later Seneca Army Depot). The Station finally covered 25…

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Sanborn (NF-16) Nike Base

Sanborn (NF-16) Nike Base: Mid 1950s-Mid 1960s, Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike-Ajax Missiles, associated launcher area was Cambria See Nike for more information.

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Saraghtoga, Fort

Fort Saraghtoga: 1704, Washington County, Town of Easton. 150 feet long by 140 feet wide to house 450 troops. Had six 12 pounders and six 18 pounders. Located on East side of Hudson River opposite Fort Saratoga. Demolished in 1713.

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Saratoga, Fort

Fort Saratoga: 1702, Saratoga County, Schuylerville. Built on the Hudson River South of Fish Kill (Creek) South of present day Schuylerville, by Col. Schuyler during the Nicholson Expedition as a supply post. Site of previous blockhouse (Fort Vrooman 1689…

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