Revolutionary War Ft Lafayette Picket Post
$25.00Price
On June 1st, 1779 British forces attacked 70 North Carolina troops stationed at Fort Lafayette at Verplanck’s Point. The American troops surrendered cutting off the important east-west link at King’s Ferry. Also, the victories put the British in control of the gateway to the Hudson, just 12 miles south of West Point. Musket balls from a picket Post norh of Ft. Lafayette. Dug by Dean Thomas.