Tag: Saratoga
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Full House: George And Martha Washington Visit Clermont
George Washington and Martha Washington visited Clermont in the summer of 1783. George was on his way to visit the northern theater of the war and Martha would be staying with Margaret Beekman Livingston while George was in the north. When this incident is talked about at the site it is told as “George and…
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John Lawrence Livingston and Saratoga: A Revolutionary War Mystery
On August 13, 1780, the American Sloop Saratoga put to sea, the first ship named after the stunning American victory that helped to change the tide of the war. The ship was 68 feet long at the keel and 25 feet wide. She was rated at 150 tons. She carried 18 guns, 16 nine pounders…
Clermont State Historic Site 