Saratoga, New York, 1745
When someone mentions “Saratoga” today one imagines a beautiful Victorian town in upstate New York with a world famous racetrack. That is not Saratoga. It is Saratoga Springs. In the mid 1700’s Saratoga was a flourishing settlement on the Hudson River south of Schuylerville. The major landowner was Philip Schuyler, the uncle of General Philip Schuyler of Albany. There were farmsteads, cultivated fields, mills, a harbor area, a blacksmith shop and a fort all in close proximity to the manor house of Philip Schuyler. The principle source of revenue was milled lumber bound for Albany and New York. About two hundred people lived there. In late November of 1745, a force of six hundred French soldiers and Indians set out from Montreal to destroy the settlement. They attacked Saratoga with a vengeance leaving total devastation in their wake. When it was over thirty inhabitants had been killed. One hundred and nine survivors were taken prisoner and transported to Montreal. Fortunately, the remaining residents were wintering in Albany at the time. The ruins of Saratoga smoldered into dust and the settlement was never rebuilt. Len Tantillo's painting depicts the busy waterfront of a forgotten Hudson River community with a very famous name.
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Type: Giclée Edition ~ Signed and Numbered Prints
Image size: 13 x 20 inches
Price: 175.00
