MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER
Macdonough Shipyard
Vergennes, Vermont
Historical Marker Database · Kevin Craft
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Below the Otter Creek Falls stood Thomas Macdonough's shipyard, where the U.S.S. Saratoga was built in 40 days and other ships were launched that defeated the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814.
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Photo: Kevin Craft
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Vergennes, Vermont · USA
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