National Register of Historic Places

Sackets Harbor Battlefield

Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, New York
Listed
December 31, 1974
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
74001247

About this property

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a historically important location in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The historic site is south of the Village of Sackets Harbor, bordering Lake Ontario in the Town of Hounsfield. Two battles were fought near this location during the War of 1812. Some 3,000 men worked at the shipyard building warships, and the village was fortified and garrisoned with thousands of troops. The site includes exhibits, a restored 1850s Navy Yard and Commandant's House, outdoor signs, and guided and self-guided tours. During the summer months, interpretive guides, in regimental style, re-enact a soldier's camp life in 1813. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The battlefield designation includes the 24-acre Horse Island, the site of some British action during the Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor. In July 2017, the Civil War Trust (now the American Battlefield Trust) announced that it had acquired the island for preservation, under the first grant in the United States made for a War of 1812 site by the National Park Service's American Battlefield Land Grant program. The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have saved more than 25 acres of the battlefield as of mid-2023.

Location

Sackets Harbor, Jefferson County, New York
43.94689, -76.13566

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMILITARYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Union Hotel
Civil War
0.6 mi
Sackets Harbor Village Historic District
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0.8 mi
Camp, Elisha, House
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0.9 mi
Madison Barracks
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1.3 mi
Shore Farm
Industrial
1.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Second Attack on Sackett's Harbor 1814
1814Early Republic
0.7 mi
Battle of Sackett's Harbor (May 1813)
1813Early Republic
0.9 mi
Battle of Sackett's Harbor
1813Early Republic
0.9 mi

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When was Sackets Harbor Battlefield listed on the National Register?

Sackets Harbor Battlefield was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Sackets Harbor Battlefield?

Sackets Harbor Battlefield is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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