Continental Village

Continental Village (1776-1777) - A Patriot Revolutionary War cantonment established in 1776 near present day Continental Village, Putnam County, New York. Abandoned in 1777. History of Continental Village Established in 1776 during the Revolutionary War as a Patriot army cantonment area for some 1,500 to 2,000 troops. The nearby town of Peekskill provided support and protection with Fort Independence and the Peekskill supply depot. On 9 Oct 1777, three days after the British capture of Fort Clinton and Fort Montgomery, the British sent a force of regulars and Hessians to Peekskill to destroy Fort Independence, the Peekskill supply depot and Continental Village. The Continental Village cantonment had been evacuated but supplies, stores and the newly completed barracks for the some troops remained and the British troops destroyed what they could not carry off. Current Status No remains. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Continental Village, Putnam County, New York. Maps & Images Lat: 41.34009 Long: -73.90375 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 171' See Also: Fort Clinton Fort Montgomery Fort Independence (4) Hudson Valley Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 544-545. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 972339 Links: North American Forts - Continental Village New York Military Museum - Continental Village Visited: No