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Volunteer Park Day at the “Field of Grounded Arms,” Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville, NY

April 26, 2025

Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville, New York

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Help us beautify the park for summer and walk in the footsteps where the Victory at Saratoga was secured! The “Field of Grounded Arms” is where British regulars were marched through Americans and literally laid down their muskets as part of General Burgoyne’s agreement to surrender to General Gates’ American forces. Volunteers will assist with winter debris pickup. Please bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, a rake and/or pruning shears (if you have them), and a water bottle.

Local residents and students gathered in Fort Hardy Park October 17th for a Surrender Day celebration. Aaron Shellow-Lavine / WAMC

Event Details

  • Start Time:

    9:00am

  • End Time:

    12:00pm

  • Location:

    Fort Hardy Park, Schuylerville, New York (Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitor Center Rallying Point)

  • Meeting Place:

    Volunteers should report to the rear parking area of the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center between 8:45 am and 9:00 am for registration and instructions

  • Register:
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Additional Information

Please note: Plentiful parking exists at Fort Hardy Park. Raking, debris pickup, and bagging, cleaning of facilities along historic Champlain Canal paths and the park will be conducted.

Should I bring any tools or supplies?

Volunteers should be prepared for outdoor activities and the unpredictable April weather of upstate New York. Please assist us by bringing a rake(s) and/or pruning shears.

Is there a rain date?

In the instance of inclement weather, Park Day will be cancelled.

Accessibility & Site Significance

Fort Hardy has accessible parking and bathrooms. It adjoins the Champlain Canal Region Gateway Visitors Center, the future home of the “America’s Turning Point Heritage Center” under development. Interpretations there and outside the building will bring the “Field of Grounded Arms” to life along with orienting visitors to the elements of the siege that occurred after the Battles of Saratoga leading to this first-ever surrender of a British Army in world history.

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