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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Fort Pike, Sackets Harbor, New York-- Part 1: Now Called Madison Barracks

From Wikipedia.

Ichabod Crane was stationed at this fort guarding Sackets Harbor, New York, on Lake Ontario.  During the War of 1812, it was the site of a major naval base and shipbuilding center in the warship race on the lake between it and the British base at Kingston, Upper Canada.

Ichabod Crane commanded a battery at the fort as well as had a hand in its construction.  It was while here that he met Washinton Irving, who used his name in his famous book "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

In Wikipedia, the fort is referred to as Madison Barracks, a military base built on the site starting in 1815.

The barracks were constructed to house 600 soldiers and named for President James Madison.

--Brock-Perry

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