NY, USA
Stony Point Battlefield Museum
Museum
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.
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Address
44 Battlefield Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980
Connected Events
May 1779
British Forces Seize Stony Point
George Washington
Jun 1779
Washington Assigns Wayne to Command Light Infantry Corps
Anthony Wayne, George Washington, Allan McLane
Jul 1779
Washington Personally Reconnoiters Stony Point
Anthony Wayne, George Washington, Allan McLane
Jul 1779
King's Ferry Crossing Restored to American Use
George Washington
Jul 1779
Wayne's Midnight Assault on Stony Point
Anthony Wayne
Jul 1779
Washington Orders Stony Point Demolished and Abandoned
George Washington
Jul 1779
Congress Awards Gold and Silver Medals for Stony Point
Anthony Wayne, François-Louis Teissèdre de Fleury, John Stewart
Aug 1779
Lee Raids Paulus Hook
Anthony Wayne
Aug 1781
Rochambeau's Army Marches Past Stony Point Toward Yorktown
Anthony Wayne, George Washington