{"nrhp_refnum":"66000567","name":"Stony Point Battlefield","other_names":["Stony Point Battlefield Reservation"],"category":"site","location":{"address":"N of Stony Point on U.S. 2 and 202","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stony Point","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.24277763900005,"lon":-73.97616555575543,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1966-10-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1961-01-20","areas_of_significance":["Military"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Stony Point Battlefield is a battlefield site on a rocky, roughly triangular promontory about 150 feet high on the west bank of the Hudson River at Stony Point, Rockland County, New York. It includes the remains of British fortifications from 1779 and part of it is a state park.","why_significant":"The Battle of Stony Point, fought July 16, 1779, was the last military action of any consequence in the northern theater of the American Revolution. The nomination argues the American victory under Gen. Anthony Wayne paralyzed British commander Clinton and strengthened Washington's hold on the Hudson and West Point.","narrative":"Stony Point is a steep, rocky promontory rising about 150 feet above the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. In 1779 it held a British fort, an irregular star-shaped earthwork ringed by redoubts and protected by two lines of abatis. On the night of July 15-16, American light infantry under Gen. Anthony Wayne attacked in two columns up the rugged slopes with unloaded muskets and fixed bayonets, while a diversionary force fired on the causeway. The fort fell within twenty minutes, and the garrison was taken prisoner. The battle was the last significant military action in the northern theater of the Revolution and reinforced Washington's control of the Hudson and West Point. Today a state reservation covers the fortified area, where the outlines of the earthworks can be traced and markers show the path of the assault. A museum displays battle relics. A lighthouse, a railroad right-of-way and four private houses lie within the area but do not add to its significance.","period_of_significance":"1779 (specific date July 16, 1779)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Roughly 45 acres are a state reservation with extensive earthwork remains, markers and a small museum; the rest is privately owned. Condition is marked good and the area is described as relatively unchanged from two hundred years ago.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.798797-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/66000567_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000567/74769ea891-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/66000567/74769ea891-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Tony","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stony_Point_State_Park.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stony_Point_State_Park.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75316051","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stony_Point_Battlefield","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7619592"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/stony-point-battlefield-66000567/"}