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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y

Underlined entries are shown on the maps associated with this web-site.
Many others are described as vectors from a known point on these maps.


Albany	NY
Albemarle	VA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. Present-day Charlottesville, VA., 68 miles NW of Richmond.
Amboy	NJ
Ashley Hill	SC	15 miles NW of Charlestown.
Augusta	GA


Bacon's (Biggin's) Bridge	SC	0.5 mile E of Monck's Corner.
Bedford	NY	18.5 miles NNE of White Plains.
Bemis Heights	NY	10 miles SE of Saratoga.
Bordentown	NJ	10 miles NE of Burlington, on the east side of the Delaware River; 8 miles SE of Trenton.
Boston	MA
Boundbrook	NJ
Brandywine	PA

Bristol	RI	14 miles N of Newport.
Brookline	MA
Brunswick	NJ
Bucks County	PA	County above Philadelphia, along the Delaware River.
Budd's	NY	East side Hudson River, 2.0 miles E of West Point.
Buffalo Ford	SC	40 miles west of Hillsborough on the Deep River.
Bunker Hill	MA	0.5 miles NE of Charles Town
Burlington	NJ
Butter Hill	NY	Mountain overlooking the west side of the Hudson River, 3 miles WNW of West Point. Present-day Storm King Mountain.
Buttermilk Falls	NY	2.0 miles S of West Point, west side of the Hudson River. Present day village of Highland Falls.


Cambridge	MA
Camden	SC
Camp Butts Hill	RI	Northern end of Rhode island; 11 miles N of Newport.
Camp Highlands	NY	Massachusetts brigade winter cantonment, east side of the Hudson River, 2 miles NE of West Point. (Also a generic term, as "Camp, Highlands.")
Camp Number Two	NY	Winter barracks site of 1776 and summer cantonment site of 1777 for various New England lines regiments. East side of the Hudson River, 2.25 miles NNE of Peekskill.
Canajoharie	NY	On the south side of the Mohawk River; Fort Plank is 0.5 mile S of the town.
Canandaigua	NY	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 95 miles WSW of Fort Schuyler, at the head of Canandiaga Lake.
Castle Island	MA	Island on which Castle William sits.
Charles Town	MA
Charlestown	NH	On the Connecticut River, 65 miles SW of Ticonderoga and 37 miles N of the MA-NH border.
Charlestown (Charleston)	SC	Originally Charles Town, 1670. Changed to Charlestown in 1719, and to Charleston in 1783.
Chatham	NJ	12 miles WNW of Elizabethtown.
Chatham County	NC	23 miles S of Hillsborough.
Chester	NY	16 miles W of Fort Montgomery.
Chester	PA	13 miles SW of Philadelphia on the Delaware River.
Clarkstown	NY	8 miles NW of Tappan.
Clove	NY	See Smith's Clove
Collasburgh	NY	5 miles E of Kings Ferry, on the north side of Croton River.
Congarees	SC	13 miles NNW of Fort Motte.
Connecticut Farms	NJ	4 miles WNW of Elizabethtown.
Connecticut Village	NY	Winter cantonment of the Connecticut Division, 1780-82. East side of the Hudson River, 3 miles NNE of West Point. Also seen written as "Connecticut huts.”
Constitution Island	NY	Island opposite West Point, on the east side of the Hudson River, 0.5 miles N of West Point.
Continental Village	NY	Barracks, redoubts and stores complex, east side of the Hudson River, 3.5 miles NNE of Peekskill.
Coryell's Ferry	NJ-PA
Crompond	NY	Village 8.5 miles E of Peekskill. Present-day Yorktown Heights. Also seen written as “Crumpond”, “Crom Pond” and “Crum Pond.”
Crossroads	PA	Village near the Neshaminy Creek camp of August 1777, 25 miles SSE of Coryell’s Ferry. Present-day Hartsville.
Croton	NY	0.5 miles N of mouth of Croton River.
Croton Lines	NY	Defensive position along the Croton River, extending from the Hudson River NE to Pines Bridge and beyond.


Danbury	CT
Davenport's	NY	Private home used by Major General Heath as Highlands Department headquarters. East side of the Hudson River, 1.5 miles NE of West Point.
Dobbs Ferry	NY	4 miles S of Tarrytown on the east bank of the Hudson River.
Dorchester.	MA
Dorchester	SC	On the eastern bank of the Ashley River, approx. 8.5 miles above Charlestown.
Dorchester Heights	MA	2 miles S of Boston.
Dorchester Point	MA	1 mile S of Boston.
Drake's	NY	Private home of New York militia colonel periodically used for various units’ headquarters. East side of the Hudson River 3.5 miles NE of Peekskill.


East Florida	FL	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. British territory along the Gulf coast, east of the Mississippi River, comprising parts of present day Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and all of Florida.
East Greenwich	RI	West side of Narragansett Bay; 13 miles SSW of Providence.
Easton	PA
Elizabethtown	NJ
Englishtown	NJ	5 miles NW of Freehold.


Falmouth	ME	22 miles N of Cape Ann. Present-day Portland.
Fishkill	NY
Forest of Dean	NY	5.2 miles SW of West Point.
Fort Ann	NY	10 miles SSW of Skenesboro.
Fort Arnold	NY	The main fort at the Garrison of West Point. Built in 1778, but renamed Fort Clinton as a result of Major General Arnold's treason in September 1780.
Fort Chambly	QU
Fort Clinton	NY	Two forts bore this name. The first was S of Fort Montgomery, built in 1776-7 and destroyed by the British in October 1777. Also renamed Fort Vaughan by the British during their three-week occupation. The second Fort Clinton was the renamed Fort Arnold described above.
Fort Constitution	NY	There were two forts which bore this name. The first is in New Jersey, 4.5 miles ESE of Hackensack and later renamed Fort Lee; the second is in the Highlands, opposite West Point, on the east side of the Hudson, 0.5 miles N of West Point.
Fort Edward	NY
Fort George	NY
Fort Herkimer	NY	28 miles ESE of Fort Schuyler.
Fort Johnson	SC	On James Island, overlooking the approach to Charletown.
Fort Laurens	OH
Fort McIntosh	PA
Fort Montgomery	NY
Fort Moultrie (Fort Sullivan)	SC	On Sullivan's Island, to guard the approaches to Charlestown. Originally named Fort Sullivan; renamed in honor of Col. Moultrie, victorius commander during the battle of 29 June, 1776.
Fort Pitt	PA
Fort Plank	NY
Fort Rensselaer	NY	Originally named Fort Plain. Renamed Fort Rensselaer 1781-83 while headquarters of Colonel Marinus Willet. 4 miles WNW of Fort Plank.
Fort Schuyler (Fort Stanwix)	NY
Fort Sullivan	PA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. At the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chemung Rivers.
Fort Sullivan	SC	see Fort Moultrie.
Fredericksburg	NY
Fredericksburg	VA


Gadsen's Wharf	SC	In Charlestown.
George Town	SC
Germantown	PA
Goshen	VA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 115 miles WNW of Richmond, VA.
Governor's Island	NY	Small island south of New York and north of Brooklyn in New York harbor.
Granville Bastion	SC	In Charlestown.
Greenwich	CT	5 miles WSW of Stamford.
Groton	CT	Across the Thames River from New London.
Guilford Court House	NC
Gulph or Gulph Mills	PA	5.25 miles ESE of Valley Forge.


Hackensack	NJ
Haddonfield	NJ	5 miles ESE of Cooper's Ferry.
Haddrell's Point	SC	3 miles E of Charlestown, on Charlestown Harbor.
Half Moon	NY	10 miles NNE of Albany.
Halifax	NC	On the west bank of the Roanoke River, 89 miles ENE of Hillsborough.
Hampton	VA
Harlem Heights	NY	On Manhattan Island, 7 miles NNE of New York.
Hartford	CT
Haverstraw	NY	West bank of Hudson River, 7 miles WSW of Peekskill.
Head of Elk (Elkton)	MD
Highlands	NY	Low mountains running NE-SW, between Peekskill and New Windsor, on both sides of the Hudson River; contiguous with the Ramapo Mountains in NJ.
Horseneck	CT	On Connecticut coast, 6 miles SW of Stamford. Present-day Greenwich.


Isle aux Noix	QU	20 miles S of St. Johns.
Jamaica Plain	MA
James Island	VA	Island on which Jamestown was built. 4 miles SE of Williamsburg.
Johnston	RI	3 miles W of Providence.


Kakiate	NY	6 miles ENE of Suffern.
Kings Bridge	NY
Kittery	ME	Across the Piscatqua River, 1 mile N of Portsmouth.


Lake Champlain	NY
Lake Otsego	NY
Lancaster	PA
Lauren's Battery	SC	Part of the Charlestown defenses. Located on James Island to protect land approaches to Fort Johnson.
Lechmere Point	MA	1 mile NW of Boston.
The Lines	NY	See Croton Lines.
Long Island	NY
Luddington's	NY	10 miles E of Fishkill.
Lyme	CT


Machias	ME	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. On the Maine coast, approximately 22 miles WSW of the US-Canada border.
Mandeville's	NY	A private home used by Major General Heath as Highlands Department headquarters. East side of the Hudson River, 1.3 miles SE of West Point.
Marcus Hook	PA	West bank of the Delaware River, just above the PA-DE line, 15 miles WSW of Philadelphia.
Mendham	NJ	Village nearest to the so-called Morristown winter cantonment site of 1779-80, the hut camp itself built in Jockey Hollow. XX miles WSW of Morristown.
Middlebrook	NJ	Winter cantonment of the major portion of Washington’s army, 1778-79. 1 mile N of Bound Brook.
Mile Square	NY	Located in modern day Yonkers, NY; 5 miles ENE of Kings Bridge.
Minisink	NY	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 35 miles NW of Suffern, NY.
Monmouth	NJ	New Jersey county the courthouse of which is located at Freehold.
Moore's House	NY	General Washington’s headquarters during much of 1779. 0.8 miles WNW of West Point.
Morristown	NJ
Moses Creek	NY	An American cantonment site occupied during the Saratoga Campaign on the east side of the Hudson River, 5.4 miles S of Fort Edward.
Mt. Independence	VT	1 mile ESE of Ft. Ticonderogaon the east side of Lake Champlain.


Nelson's Point	NY	Summer cantonment used repeatedly by the Connecticut Division. East side of the Hudson River, 0.75 miles SE of West Point.
New Boston	NY	Winter cantonment of the Third Massachusetts Brigade, 1781-82. East side of the Hudson River, 2.5 miles SE of West Point.
New Hampshire Village	NY	Winter cantonment of the New Hampshire Brigade, 1780-82. East side of the Hudson River, 4 miles E of West Point. Renamed Scammellsborough during second winter in honor of Colonel Alexander Scammell, who had fallen at Yorktown. Also seen written as “New Hampshire huts” or “Hampshire huts.”
New London	CT
New Milford	CT	19 miles NE of Fredericksburg.
New Windsor	NY
New York	NY
Newburgh	NY
Newport	RI
Ninety-Six (96)	SC
Norfolk	VA
North Castle	NY
North Redoubt	NY	Fortification on the east side of the Hudson River, part of the defenses of West Point garrison. 1.5 miles ESE of West Point.
Norwich	CT


Old Blazing Star	NJ	Period tavern located 4 miles SSW of Elizabethtown.
Old Court House	VA	Beyond boundaries of all website maps. 65 miles NW of Richmond, VA.
Orangeburg	SC
Orangetown	NY	6 miles E of Suffern.


Paramus	NJ
Parisburg	SC	Probably a corruption of Purysburg.
Paulus Hook	NJ	3 miles E of Bergen, on west bank of the Hudson River.
Pawtuxet	RI
Peekskill	NY
Perkiomen	PA	15 miles N of Valley Forge.
Petersburg	VA
Philadelphia	PA
Phillipsburg	NY	4.25 miles N of Kings Bridge, east bank of Hudson River.
Pines Bridge	NY	2.5 WNW of North Castle; along the Croton River.
Pluckemin	NJ	15 miles NW of New Brunswick.
Pompton	NJ
Portsmouth	VA
Preakness	NJ	5.75 miles SSE of Pompton.
Prince Town (Princeton)	NJ
Prospect Hill	MA	2 miles ENE of Cambridge.
Providence	RI
Prysburg	SC	Probably a corruption of Purysburg.
Purysburg	SC


Quebec	QU
Quibbletown	NJ	4 mile ENE of Bound Brook.


Ramapo	NY	1 mile N of Suffern on the Ramapo River.
Ramsey's Mill	NC
Red Bank	NJ	Site of Fort Mercer, on the east side of the Delaware River, 5 miles SSW of Philadelphia.
Redding	CT
Rhode Island	RI	Island on which Newport is located; also state name.
Richmond	VA
Ridgefield	CT	10 miles SSW of Danbury.
Roanoke	VA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 135 miles W of Petersburg, VA.
Robinson's Farm	NY	Summer cantonment site repeatedly used by New England state line regiments, east side of the Hudson River, 2.5 miles SSE of West Point.
Robinson's House	NY	Private home used as the primary Highlands Department headquarters by Major Generals Putnam, McDougall, Heath and Arnold. East side of the Hudson River, 2.5 miles SSE of West Point.
Round O	SC	Between the Edisto River and Little Saltkehatchie, 18 miles WNW of Charletown.
Roxbury	MA


St. Augustine	FL	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps.
St. Johns	QU
St. Stephen	SC	38 miles W of Georgetown.
Sandy Beach	NY	Summer 1779 campsite of Wayne’s light infantry corps, west side of the Hudson River, 2 miles N of Fort Montgomery.
Sandy Hill	SC	Probably a corruption of Santee Hill.
Santee	SC
Saratoga	NY
Savannah	GA
Scammellsborough	NY	See New Hampshire Village.
Second Hill	CT	4 miles SSE of New Milford.
Sewall's Point	MA	East of Brookline, exact location unknown.
Short Hills	NJ	7.5 miles NW of Elizabethtown.
Skenesborough	NY	South end of Lake Champlain. Present-day Whitehall.
Skippack	PA	10 miles NNE of Valley Forge.
Smith's Clove	NY	Narrow valley extending through the Ramapo-Highlands mountains, region NNE of Suffern.
Soldier's Fortune	NY	Winter cantonment of Nixon’s Massachusetts Brigade, 1778-80. East side of the Hudson River, 3 miles ESE West Point.
Sorel River	QU	Misnamed. Actually the Richelieu River, which runs from Lake Champlain, north into the St. Lawrence River, at or near Sorel.
South Redoubt	NY	Fortification on the east side of the Hudson River, 2 miles SE of West Point. Later referred to as the Middle Redoubt.
Springfield	NJ	8 miles WNW of Elizabethtown.
Stamford	CT
Steenrapie	NJ	8 miles N of Hackensack.
Stillwater	NY	12 miles SSE of Saratoga, on the west bank of the Hudson River.
Stono	SC	2 miles SW of Charlestown, between Johns and James Island.
Stony Point	NY
Suffolk	VA
Sullivans Island	SC
Swansea	MA	17 miles N of Tiverton.


Tappan	NY
Tarrytown	NY
Teaneck	NJ	2 miles E of Hackensack.
Ticonderoga	NY	Same as Fort Ticonderoga.
Tioga	PA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 125 miles NW of Reading, PA.
Tiverton	RI
Towamencin	PA	?
Totowa	NJ	8.25 miles W of Hackensack.
Trenton	NJ
Tryon frontier	NY	Northern New York; Tryon was a former county which was broken into parts of present-day Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, St. Lawrence, Schoharie, Schuyler, Senaca, Tioga, Tompkins, and Wayne counties.
Turtle Bay	NY	Cove of the East River on Manhattan Island. At present-day 42d Street, site of United Nations headquarters. New York


Valley Forge	PA
Van Schaik's Island	NY	10 miles N of Albany at Cohoes.
Verplanck's Point	NY	Eastern terminus of the King's Ferry.


Wadboo	SC	Bridge and plantation on the Cooper River, 2 miles NE of Moncks Corner.
Warren	RI	10 miles SE of Providence.
Warwick	RI	11 miles S of Providence.
Watertown	MA
West Point	NY
Westfield	NJ	8.75 miles WSW of Elizabethtown.
Whippany	NJ	3.5 miles NE Morristown.
White Plains	NY
Whitemarsh	PA
Whitpain	PA	18 miles ENE of Valley Forge.
Williamsburg	VA
Wilmington	DE	25 miles SSW of Philadelphia on the west bank of the Delaware River.
Winter Hill	MA
Woodbridge	NJ	3 miles NW of Amboy.
Worcester	PA	Township approximately 25 miles NNW of Philadelphia. Site of army cantonment of mid-October 1777. Present-day Kulpsville.
Wrights Mill	NY	?
Wyoming	PA	Beyond the boundaries of all website maps. 65 miles N. of Reading, PA.


York Huts	NY	Winter cantonment built by New York Brigade but occupied by two Massachusetts brigades, 1780-82. West side of the Hudson River, 3 miles W of West Point. Also seen referred to as “Mountain Huts.”
Yorktown	VA