Deridder Horse Ferry - Schuylerville, NY - New York Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

The marker text reads as follows:

Site of
Deridder
Horse Ferry
NY State
Historical
Marker
1977

Excerpt from the Fitch Gazetteer of Washington County, New York by Kenneth A. Perry:

Deridder's- (horse ferry) c. 1788, loc. on the E. side of the Hudson, S. of the mouth of the Battenkill- 72; its loc. opp. Schuylerville, N.Y. - 263 Col. Baum's force broke camp here 5:00 AM, Aug. 12, 1777, on their march to Bennington; they halted nr. Galesville for the remainder of the day, & continued towards Cambridge the foll. morning. - 277

Marker Name: Deridder Horse Ferry Marker Type: Roadside Agency: NY State Dedication Date: 1977 City/Town/Village Name: Schuylerville County: Saratoga Region: Capital-Saratoga (Region 7) Website: Not listed

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