Albany Hudson River Waterfront (Corning Preserve)

The Hudson River waterfront at Albany was the critical logistics artery of the northern war. Bateaux and other river craft carried provisions, ammunition, and troops north toward Ticonderoga, south toward New York, and upstream toward the Mohawk Valley. The current Corning Preserve along the river preserves the waterfront area and offers views of the river that explain immediately why Albany's position at the head of navigable navigation made it irreplaceable.