A two-story white stone garrison was built here by the British in 1774, was fortified by American Gen. John Sullivan with entrenchment and stockade in 1776, and was destroyed by fire in 1805. The British occupied it from 1774 to 1775 and again from 1776 to 1796, while Americans occupied it from May 1775 to Oct. 1776. The British Army also encamped here in June 1777 during Burgoyne's Campaign to Saratoga. Near here at Scales Point, Rogers' Rangers fought a battle on June 6, 1760.
