Stony Point

Assault Route Trail

Trail · 44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980

Walking trail following the approximate routes of the two assault columns on the night of July 15–16, 1779. Interpretive markers describe Wayne's plan, the forlorn hope units, the silence order, and the assault sequence. Walking the steep rocky approach in daylight makes viscerally clear what the men accomplished in darkness with unloaded muskets.

Hudson River Overlook at Stony Point

Landmark · Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site, NY 10980

Elevated overlook at the tip of the Stony Point promontory with views of the Hudson narrows both north toward West Point and south toward New York. Ships slowed in the narrows below, vulnerable to artillery from the heights. This view explains immediately why control of the point mattered to both sides throughout the war.

Tappan Historic District (André Execution Site)

Landmark · Main Street, Tappan, NY 10983

The village where British Major John André was tried as a spy and hanged on October 2, 1780, after being captured with incriminating documents linking him to Benedict Arnold's West Point plot. Tappan is linked to the Stony Point story through the same Hudson Highlands strategic corridor; the two episodes — Wayne's triumph and Arnold's betrayal — bracket the most consequential year of northern theater operations.

Stony Point Battlefield Museum

Museum · 44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980

On-site museum interpreting the July 1779 assault and Hudson Highlands campaign. Exhibits include period weapons, ordnance fragments, assault maps, biographical information on Wayne and key participants, and the Congressional medals awarded for the action. Essential orientation before walking the battlefield trails.

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site

Battlefield · 44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980

Preserved site of the July 15–16, 1779 assault. The rocky promontory commands the Hudson River narrows. Contains reconstructed earthworks, walking trails following the assault routes, the 1826 lighthouse, and a museum with period artifacts including ordnance recovered from the site. The steep, rocky terrain communicates viscerally what Wayne's men accomplished in darkness.

Stony Point Lighthouse

Monument · 44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980

The oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River, built 1826 on the Stony Point promontory. Sits near the summit that British forces fortified in 1779. Managed as part of the state historic site and open during site hours, the lighthouse provides an elevated reference point for understanding the geography of the assault.