After hiking around the Wilkinson Trail at the Saratoga Battlefield on Tuesday, I visited most of the other sites that make up Saratoga National Historical Park yesterday. The other four sites are located north of the battlefield in, or very near, the Village of Schuylerville which was known as Saratoga at the time of the War for Independence.
Currently, the Village of Schuylerville is a part of the Town of Saratoga in Saratoga County. The battlefield itself is in today's town of Stillwater, Saratoga County. The famous Saratoga Springs, home of this year's Belmont Stakes, is about eight miles northwest of the battlefield. Saratoga Springs was not established as a settlement of European peoples until after the War for Independence, being incorporated as a village in 1826 and as a city in 1915.
The only part of the National Park not included here is the surrender site which is located slightly south of the Village of Schuylerville and is not particularly picturesque. You can read more about the various parts of the park at https://www.nps.gov/sara/planyourvisit/index.htm.
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| Saratoga Battlefield, Stillwater, NY |
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| Saratoga Battlefield, Stillwater, NY |
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| Saratoga Battlefield, Stillwater, NY |
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Schuyler House, Schuylerville, NY
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| Saratoga Monument, Schuylerville, NY |
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| Victory Woods, Schuylerville, NY |
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