NRHP Reference # 66000508 Area 4.856 km² Added to NRHP 15 October 1966 | Designated NHL January 1, 1961 Nearest city Plattsburgh | |
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Location Lake Champlain;
Clinton County, New York | ||
Valcour Bay is a strait between Valcour Island and the west side of Lake Champlain, four miles south of Plattsburgh, New York. It was the site of the Battle of Valcour Island during the American Revolutionary War. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. Valcour Bay is located in the Towns of Peru and Plattsburgh, both in Clinton County, New York.
The USS Philadelphia, which was sunk during the battle, was raised in 1935 and is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. It was also declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
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