“the first link in the chain of successes which issued in the su

East

The River Crossing

Travelers on the road to Bennington in 1777 crossed the Walloomsac River on a bridge where today’s bridge stands at the foot of this hill. To defend this important crossing, Baum placed his Brunswick grenadiers and a few ...

The First Chain

Planned to keep British

ships from going up

river, anchored on shore

below, was forced by the

enemy Oct. 7, 1777.

Marker is at the intersection of Bear Mountain Beacon Hwy (New York Route 9D) and Manitou Station Road, on the left when traveling north ...