Friday, September 22, 2023

Revolutionary Days


Photos taken September 22 with our newish dog Bella. That date in 1777 was three days after the first battle of Saratoga and a couple of weeks before the second. American gunners from these heights would have been watching for any sign of a British advance southward -- i.e. from the left in these east-facing pics -- along the Hudson River road.



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