Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor, bordering

Lake Ontario Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border sp ...

in the Town of Hounsfield. Two battles were fought near this location during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. ''Note:'' This includes an
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/ref> Some 3,000 men worked at the shipyard building warships, and the village was fortified and garrisoned with thousands of troops. The site includes exhibits, a restored 1850s Navy Yard and Commandant's House, outdoor signs, and guided and self-guided tours. During the summer months, interpretive guides, in regimental style, re-enact a soldier's camp life in 1813. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1974. The battlefield designation includes the 24-acre Horse Island, the site of some British action during the

Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor The Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor or simply the Battle of Sacket's Harbor, took place on 29 May 1813, during the War of 1812. A British force was transported across Lake Ontario and attempted to capture the town, which was the principal docky ...

. In July 2017, the

Civil War Trust The American Battlefield Trust is a charitable organization (501(c)(3)) whose primary focus is in the preservation of battlefields of the American Civil War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 through acquisition of battlefield land. T ...

announced that it had acquired the island for preservation, under the first grant in the United States made for a War of 1812 site by the

National Park Service The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all national parks, most national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational propertie ...

's American Battlefield Land Grant program."Campaign 1776 Announces First Battlefield Preservation Victories in New York State"
Civil War Trust

References

External links

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
at NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Tourism information

Sackets Harbor Battlefield Alliance

Blog, ''Syracuse Post-Standard'' (syracuse.com), February 2012 Landmarks of the War of 1812 New York (state) historic sites National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York Military and war museums in New York (state) Living museums in New York (state) Museums in Jefferson County, New York Parks in Jefferson County, New York Museums of the War of 1812 Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) {{NewYork-museum-stub

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