Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR · March 3, 1849] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fred A. Seaton, _Secretary_ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, _Director_ _HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER FOUR_ This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System, administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents. SARATOGA _NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK_ _NEW YORK_ _by Charles W. Snell and Francis F. Wilshin_ [Illustration: powder horn] _National Park Service Historical Handbook Series No. 4_ _Washington 25, D.C., 1950_ (_Revised 1959_) 504451 O-59-2 REVISED 1959 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1959 OF—504451 [Illustration: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR] The National Park System, of which Saratoga National Historical Park is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and inspiration of its people. _Contents_