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'''Plattsburgh Bay''' was the site of the [[Battle of Plattsburgh]], a naval and land engagement on September 11, 1814. During the battle, U.S. land and naval forces repulsed the last foreign invasion attempt on the northern states during the [[War of 1812]]. It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1960.,<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite journal|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000507.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plattsburgh Bay]|440&nbsp;KB}}|author=Charles A. Ashton and Richard W. Hunter|date=October 1983|publisher=National Park Service|postscript=<!--None-->}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000507.pdf Accompanying photos, from 1983 and 1972]|3.54&nbsp;MB}}</ref>
'''Plattsburgh Bay''' was the site of the [[Battle of Plattsburgh]], a naval and land engagement on September 11, 1814. During the battle, U.S. land and naval forces repulsed the last foreign invasion attempt on the northern states during the [[War of 1812]]. It was declared a [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1960.,<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv">{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plattsburgh Bay|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000507.pdf |format=pdf|author=Charles A. Ashton and Richard W. Hunter|date=October 1983|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000507.pdf Accompanying photos, from 1983 and 1972]|3.54&nbsp;MB}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:21, 23 November 2014

Plattsburgh Bay
A body of water with a landscaped slope in the foreground. To the right is a wooded patch of ground, with more land visible in the distance across the water.
Bay in 2012
LocationPlattsburgh, NY
NRHP reference No.66000507 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDecember 19, 1960 [2]

Plattsburgh Bay was the site of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a naval and land engagement on September 11, 1814. During the battle, U.S. land and naval forces repulsed the last foreign invasion attempt on the northern states during the War of 1812. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.,[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Plattsburgh Bay". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ Charles A. Ashton and Richard W. Hunter (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plattsburgh Bay" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Template:PDFlink

External links

44°41′33″N 73°22′34″W / 44.692576°N 73.376141°W / 44.692576; -73.376141