UPPER HUDSON

Haver (Peebles) Island  
https://parks.ny.gov/parks/peeblesisland   
1 Delaware Avenue North
Peebles Island 
Cohoes, NY 12047
Phone: (518) 268-2188

Hours: Open year round, sunrise to sunset. Please call to verify operating hours.

 

Historical Description:

Haver Island was in Lieutenant General John Burgoyne's planned line of advance to Albany in 1777. According to traditional narratives of the Revolution, Colonel Thaddeus Koscuiszko, the military engineer who would later oversee the construction of the fortifications at West Point, built three earthwork batteries here in August 1777. Their remains are still visible. The works were never tested because the Americans, under the command of Major General Horatio Gates, stopped Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777.

 

The Site:

Haver Island, presently called Peebles Island, is a 138-acre state park and the headquarters of New York State's preservation offices and resource center. A trail showcases the remaining earthworks. The park offers picnic and restroom facilities on a seasonal basis.