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	Battle of Stony Point - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Stony Point was a battle of the American Revolutionary War.
		The peninsula, situated on the west bank of the Hudson River about 10 miles (16 k.) south of West Point and 35 miles (56 k.) north of New York City was the western terminus of the King's ferry.
		The Stony Point State Historic Site is located at the former battlefield and has interpretive materials, tours, and demonstrations, primarily during the summer season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Stony_Point (283 words)

	The Battle of Stoney Point
		The British garrison at Stony Point was comprised of the 17th Regiment of British Infantry, the Grenadier company of the 71st, a body of Loyal Americans, and detachments of artillery.
		Both Stony Point and Verplanck's Point were 13 miles south on the Hudson River from the American fort at West Point.
		The British at Verplanck's Point and on the HMS Vulture, when hearing the gunfire stop at Stony Point, shot into the air to congratulate their comrades on what they were sure was a British victory.
	www.myrevolutionarywar.com /battles/790716.htm (1308 words)

	boysof76 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ferry was from Verplanck’s Point, a rocky headland on the east side, to Stony Point on the west side.
		Having captured the forts, Clinton set his soldiers to work to make Stony Point a formidable fortress, which was not a difficult matter, for the Point was a rocky hill projecting into the river, with a marsh behind, over which the tide flowed, and which was crossed by a causeway and bridge.
		Let it be remembered forever that there, in the darkness at Stony Point, in the hour of triumph, with the memory of past wrongs rankling in their hearts, the men who are fighting for their liberty heed the cry for mercy.
	members.aol.com /marti942/sp/boysof76.htm (1675 words)

	STONY POINT - LoveToKnow Article on STONY POINT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The village is served by the West Shore and the New York, Ontario, and Western railways.
		Other villages in the township are Grassy Point, where, as in Stony Point, brick-making is the principal industry; Tomkins Cove, where there are stone crushing works; and Jones Point, which has a trade in gravel, building sand and crushed stone.
		The promontory guards the lower passage to the Highlands of the Hudson, and during the War of Independence, when the Kings Ferry between it and Verplanck S Point on the opposite bank was part of an important line of communication between the New England and the Middle States, it was of considerable strategic importance.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/STONY_POINT.htm (539 words)

	Special News Article
		It is at the area of Stony Point across to the Hudson Highlands and points northward that the river greatly narrows and becomes very rocky.
		However, as it was with all lighthouses in the past, Stony Point had its share of lightkeepers who actually had to tend to the light and especially the fog-bell in bad weather.
		The Battle of Stony Point was fought between July 15-16, 1779 by Continental troops against the British.
	www.angelfire.com /nj2/webby/njlighthouses/stonypoint.html (1202 words)

	Stony Point (Hudson River) Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
		In 1826, the first lighthouse on the Hudson River was constructed at historic Stony Point to mark the entrance to the Hudson Highlands.
		The 30-foot-tall octagonal Stony Point Lighthouse, built of blue split stone, was constructed by Thomas Phillips of New York City, at a cost of $3,350.
		Stony Point State Park is open from April 15 to October 31, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 AM - 5 PM, and Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=681 (1108 words)

	National Park Service - Colonials and Patriots (Stony Point Battlefield)
		The small-scale battle at Stony Point, July 16, 1779, was the last military action of importance in the northern theater of war.
		The Battle of Stony Point came after the long period of stalemate in the North that followed the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778.
		Stony Point is a steep promontory jutting half a mile into the Hudson River and rising 150 feet above the water, which all but surrounds it.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colonials-patriots/sitec33.htm (534 words)

	History
		Until 1865 the present day Stony Point was a part of the Town of Haverstraw and was known as North Haverstraw.
		The most important event in Stony Point's history was the Battle of Stony Point fought on the night of July 16, 1779 when the Continental Army defeated the British thereby gaining control of the rocky mass jutting into the Hidson River.
		Stony Point counts as its most famous citizen James A Farley, State and National Democratic Party Chairman, Advisor to the President Franklin D Roosevelt and Postmaster General of the United States during the Roosevelt era.
	town.stonypoint.ny.us /html/history.html (210 words)

	Stony Point Battlefield Walking Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stony Point is a peninsula on the Hudson River of New York State, approximately 25 miles north of Manhattan.
		The Battle of Stony Point was fought on July 15-16, 1779 by Continental troops armed only with unloaded muskets and fixed bayonets to avoid detection and preserve the key element of surprise.
		Using a plan devised by General Washington and modified by General Wayne, the Americans marched south from Sandy Beach near West Point, and arrived at Springsteel's farm, about a mile and a half from Stony Point, some eight hours later.
	www2.lhric.org /spbattle/walk.htm (449 words)

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		Stony Point was taken without a shot, its 40-man garrison having burned a blockhouse and abandoned the unfinished defenses when the enemy flotilla approached.
		Wayne planned to penetrate the enemy's defenses at two points, one column hitting on the north, near the ferry landing, and the other to the south, where the defenses were closest to the main enemy works.
		The sketch indicates that the left and right American columns forded the marsh at points north and south of the causeway; this shows furthermore that Fleury's advance party waded through 4 feet of water to envelop the most advanced enemy abatis on the south flank of their first line of defense.
	www.mowerfamily.org /newsarch/1997/1197.html (1343 words)

	Stony Point Museum Re-Dedicated -- by the Half Moon Press
		Solemnity, remembrances, patriotism, laughter and the explosions of muskets merged as the Stony Point Battlefield Museum was re-dedicated on July 15 -- exactly 225 years since Brigadier General Anthony Wayne captured the British fortification of Stony Point in a daring midnight raid.
		As the visitors filed in to see the exhibits, some from an archaeology dig, they were assisted in the interpretations by some of the knowledgeable re-enactors who had participated in the ceremony.
		On two evenings there were Recreations of the Battle of Stony Point by 250 members of the Brigade of the American Revolution.
	www.hudsonriver.com /halfmoonpress/stories/0804stonypoint.htm (365 words)

	ipedia.com: American Revolutionary War Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It was also a convenient point for a prompt display of authority, as the town of Boston was the headquarters of General Gage, recently appointed royal governor of Massachusetts and commander of the king's troops in North America.
		See also: Battle of Saratoga This article should be merged with Saratoga Campaign Equally unfortunate was the fate of an expedition sent under Colonel Barry St Leger to co-operate with Burgoyne by way of the Mohawk Valley.
		(See Battle of Saratoga.) This disaster was followed by the alliance between America and France in 1778, and later by the addition of Spain to England's enemies on June 21, 1779 --events of far-reaching importance.
	www.ipedia.com /american_revolutionary_war.html (4255 words)

	Stony Point - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stony Point (Richmond, Virginia), a neighborhood in Southside Richmond, Virginia where the Stony Point Fashion Park (a regional upscale mall) is located.
		Stoney Point, a notable rock climbing venue in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California
		If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stony_Point (117 words)

	>Children's Day at Stony Point Battlefield -- by the Half Moon Press (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jonathan Kruk's program, entitled "Stories of the Hudson from Donderberg's Imp to Stony Point's Battle," tells of imps that river captains must salute to pass through the treacherous Highlands and a includes a pirate story skit with the children joining in the treasure hiding.
		In addition, a museum with exhibits and artifacts relating to the story of the Battle of Stony Point is open.
		Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site, the only Revolutionary War battleground in Rockland County, is part of a statewide system of parks, recreation areas and historic sites operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, and is one of 24 facilities administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
	www.hudsonriver.com /halfmoonpress/stories/0901ston.htm (412 words)

	Office of the Rockland County Clerk of the Court - Rockland County, New York
		Abstracts are brief summaries of the essential points of lawsuits that come before the Rockland County Supreme Court and are transcribed by the Court Clerk.
		Stony Point became the fifth town in 1865 when it was created from Haverstraw.
		The Battle of Stony Point Reference Materials consists of several 8 x 10 envelopes containing photocopies of reference material relating to the Battle of Sony Point, Rockland County, NY.
	www.rocklandcountyclerk.com /archives.html (7208 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Battle of Stony Point, New York, USA - A587289
		As a diversion, a third column was positioned near the centre of Stony Point peninsula where they diverted the enemy's attention by firing musket volleys.
		Three days after the victory, the Colonials abandoned Stony Point because Washington knew it could not be defended against the combined forces of the British army and navy.
		The American victory at Stony Point was the last major battle in the northern colonies.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A587289 (987 words)

	THE DE FLEURY MEDAL
		But it was in the desperate battle at Stony Point, New York in 1779, that de Fleury's courage, under fire, won him the accolades of Congress.
		In the center the fortress at Stony Point is depicted with both turrets and a flag flying.
		At the base of the hill are two shore batteries, one of which is firing at one of six vessels on the Hudson River Beneath the fort is the legend: "STONY POINT CARRIED BY STORM, JULY 15, 1779".
	www.wood.army.mil /MUSEUM/History/en_defl.htm (923 words)

	Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		STONY POINT, N.Y. David Meschutt, art historian and former curator for the West Point Museum, will give a 45 minute lecture on the images of the Battle of Stony Point and portraits of Brig.
		Images of the Battle of Stony Point are few, but their sources and the reason for their depiction are interesting, as Meschutt will explore.
		Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site is the only Revolutionary War battlefield in Rockland County, N.Y. It is a part of a statewide system of parks, recreation areas and historic sites operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
	www.usma.edu /PublicAffairs/PV/011102/Art.htm (396 words)

	New York State Parks :: Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
		The British had captured the peninsula of Stony Point in May 1779, and began to fortify it by erecting an earthen fort and two barriers called abatis.
		Three days later, Washington abandoned Stony Point because he knew it could not be defended against the combined might of the British army and navy centered just thirty miles downriver in New York City.
		The victory at Stony Point was the last major battle in the north.
	nysparks.state.ny.us /sites/info.asp?siteID=27 (261 words)

	Stony Point Battlefield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The British had captured the peninsula of Stony Point, 40 miles north of New York City in Rockland County, in May 1779, and began to erect an earthen fort.
		Washington was determined to prevent the British from remaining unopposed at Stony Point, and by early July had devised a plan calling for Brig.
		With insufficient reinforcement, British forces were withdrawn from Stony Point in October and the British were never again a threat to the Hudson Highlands.
	www.trthegreatnewyorker.com /sites/hudson/spbatt.htm (344 words)

	American Revolutionary War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Trumbull, an important painter of the American Revolution, witnessed the battle.]] On the night of 18 April 1775, General Gage sent 700 men to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock (leaders of the resistance, housed in Lexington) and to seize munitions stored by the colonial militia at Concord, Massachusetts.
		The low point on the frontier came in 1782 with the Gnadenhutten massacre, when Pennsylvania militiamen—unable to track down enemy warriors—executed nearly 100 Christian Delaware noncombatants, mostly women and children.
		Later that year, in the last major encounter of the war, the Battle of Blue Licks, a party of Kentuckians was soundly defeated by a superior force of British regulars and Native Americans.
	american-revolutionary-war.ask.dyndns.dk (5139 words)

	Stony Point, New York NY, town profile (Rockland County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Stony Point, NY Stony Point is a town in Rockland County, in the New York metro area.
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Stony Point was $28,244, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Stony Point, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $786.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=1765 (695 words)

	Camp-Fires of the Revolution. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The "battle sieges, fortunes," of war in which American Independence was secured, may be found detailed in history, with all possible accuracy, and elaborate criticism.
		But the sufferings of the ill-furnished soldiers during the long and dreary winters of that period, and their means of whiling away the time when forced to gather around the camp-fire and watch when they had not the conveniences for sleeping, are not to be found on the dignified page of history.
		Here we have the incidents of various battles, and the exploi8ts of chieftains, told as if by eye-witnesses, and in the familiar, easily comprehended language of the farmer and the mechanic soldiers of the American army.
	www.flssar.org /Cmpfir1.htm (468 words)

	BAR Stony Point 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Stony Point Battlefield is located on a scenic bluff high above the Hudson River.
		The Stony Point Center is offering reasonable cost rooms ($40 per night single, $60 per night double) for participants on a first come basis.
		Stony Point, as its name implies, is not a horse friendly location, and the river is hundreds of feet below us.
	www.brigade.org /barcal/StonyPoint.html (1596 words)

	Palladium-Item - www.pal-item.com - Richmond, Ind.
		However, his military pension records show he participated in the Battle of Stony Point to conquer a British fort on a peninsula on the Hudson River in New York, about 12 miles south of West Point.
		The battle was on July 16, 1779, and that is why Ballenger's descendants chose July 16 -- the 225th anniversary of the fight -- to gather in Williamsburg to honor him.
		Cates, who welcomed the group with surprise for its size, pointed out that bricks from the house were still stored near the barn and offered them to anyone wishing a keepsake.
	www.pal-item.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040801/NEWS13/408010330/1007 (1282 words)

	Cowboy Country ~ Battle Mountain
		Many of the older homes you will see as you look around Battle Mountain were moved in from surrounding mine camps such as Hilltop, Getchel and Natomas.
		Battle Mountain has maintained it's historic existence due to mining and ranching.
		Carter’s Monument: In 1879, a 60-year-old unemployed carpenter built a stone wall over a mile long at Stony Point as his personal memorial to the struggles of the California bound pioneers.
	www.cowboycountry.org /battlemtn2.shtml (601 words)

	HV/Net - Hudson Valley Network
		The British captured and fortified the point in 1779 by erecting an earthen fort and two barriers called abatis, (the abatis visible in the lower section of the image at right by dragging your mouse down in the image).
		Stony Point Battlefield is very accessible, and completely handicapped accessible, to the public with well marked roads and numerous informative signs showing descriptions of the battle and fortifications.
		Stony Point Battlefield Historic Site and the Stony Point Lighthouse, located on the grounds and the oldest lighthouse on the Hudson River, are open for visitation Mid-April to October 31, Wed.-Sat.
	www.hvnet.com /panoramas/stonypointbattlefield.htm (341 words)

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