Nearest city Fort Salonga, New York NRHP Reference # 82003406 Elevation 10 m Population 10,008 (2010) | Built 1776 Added to NRHP May 21, 1982 Zip code 11768 Area code 631 | |
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Area 25.64 km² (25.38 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Fort Salonga, also known as NYSDHP Unique Site No. A103-08-0036, is an archeological site in the vicinity of Fort Salonga, New York that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Map of Fort Salonga, NY, USA
It is the site of the Revolutionary War British Fort Salonga, or Fort Slongo, (named after one of the fort’s architects - George Slongo) once located near the border of Huntington Township and The Town of Smithtown, overlooking the Long Island Sound.
In an October 1781 skirmish between the British and Americans at the fort, Elijah Churchill was wounded. He personally received a Badge of Military Merit from George Washington for his actions. The Badge became the Purple Heart and he is credited with being the first to receive the award.
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