Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site

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Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site Following the outbreak of war between the United States and Great Britain in 1812, Sackets Harbor became a center for US military activity.

Discover Sackets Harbor's story during the War of 1812. See how residents at the Navy Yard in 1860 got caught up in a national event. Explore the site's historic structures, glimpse the past through living history demonstrations, and experience the unsurpassed water vista. Grounds open year-round. Structures open seasonally mid-May through Labor Day Weekend.

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site's 1817 Union Hotel building holds the annual community quilt show, sp...
10/03/2026

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site's 1817 Union Hotel building holds the annual community quilt show, sponsored by the Hay Memorial Library.

Opened yesterday, continues today to 4pm, and again on Sunday from 11am to 4pm.

Stop by to see the exquisite quilts with this year's "red, white and blue" theme.

Celebrate with a visit to the Union Hotel and the historic site just up the street. The Battlefield historic site navy yard buildings are open today 10am to 4:00pm.

Autumn at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site offers great outdoor views and indoor glimpses.Inside the n...
10/03/2026

Autumn at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site offers great outdoor views and indoor glimpses.

Inside the navy yard buildings see how the Commandant’s family and their domestic servants lived in 1860. Some things change, some things stay the same. Open today from 10am to 4:30pm.

Visit the Hall House, former farmstead on Washington Street. In the 1970s NYS Parks purchased the Hall Farm property. Now the building’s first floor offers an exhibit on understanding the War of 1812 through archaeology.

Follow the History Trail as it loops from the navy yard westward past the Hall farmstead property to where the trail links to the Village’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Trail. Continue your journey to enjoy the vistas and monuments.

After today, the navy yard buildings are open just one more Saturday this season.

Not too late to visit the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site before the season's end in mid-October. Navy Ya...
09/26/2026

Not too late to visit the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site before the season's end in mid-October. Navy Yard buildings open today Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm.

Stop by to see the Commandant's House interior with a staff member or a volunteer. Discover the stories! Explore the exhibits in the other Navy Yard buildings and browse the extensive shop merchandise and book selections.

Much more to see on the grounds by following the History Trail. Great views of Black River Bay are a bonus!

In any kind of weather, rainy or sunny, the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a great place to visit for...
09/12/2026

In any kind of weather, rainy or sunny, the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is a great place to visit for the views, unique history, exercise, or a place to contemplate.

Open Saturdays through October 10th from 10am to 4:30pm.

See the Commandant’s House furnished to 1860 when the Commandant Tattnall family lived there. The History Trail is less than a mile long and features interpretive panels that tell about the War of 1812’s importance. The memorial tree grove centerpiece is a granite monument dedicated to those Americans who served in the War of 1812.

The Lieutenant’s House reception center includes a gift shop and gallery with exhibits and interpretive panels.

Navy Yard fee: $5 adults, $3 seniors and military, and children under 12 years admission is free.

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is once again hosting a free Reading & Discussion series with facilit...
09/10/2026

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site is once again hosting a free Reading & Discussion series with facilitator Dr. Josh Canale.
Can you believe it’s our 18th series!

This autumn, continuing the 250th anniversary theme from spring, Josh focuses on the “Post-Revolutionary America and the Early Republic.”
Dr. Canale teaches at Jefferson Community College, with a Doctorate on the American Revolution.

Exploring primary source readings, the group will examine the Revolution's legacy and pressing issues facing the young nation.

Topics include:
Democracy and its limits, political participation
Formulation of representative government, role and impact of slavery
Diplomacy, and the U.S.'s relations with Native Americans

Dates:
Tuesdays September 15, September 22, September 29, and October 13
6:30pm – 8pm
Union Hotel building 3rd fl. Masonic Room
corner West Main and Ray Sts.

If you wish to register:
[email protected]
315-646-3634

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site’s summer maintenance projects continue. Creating and installing portions...
08/18/2026

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site’s summer maintenance projects continue. Creating and installing portions of the navy yard fence, reseeding grass at the new parking lot entrance, adding stone by the parking lot and fence, replacing boards on the navy yard boardwalk, and painting benches in the memorial tree grove.

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site's Civil War Saturday in progress today.Learn about the connections betwee...
08/15/2026

Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site's Civil War Saturday in progress today.

Learn about the connections between the historic site's navy yard, nearby Madison Barracks former army post, and the American Civil War.

Living history re-enactors visiting the site today till 3pm!

Civil War SaturdaySackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic SiteThis Saturday August 15th Living history re-enacto...
08/14/2026

Civil War Saturday
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
This Saturday August 15th
Living history re-enactors on site 10am to 3pm

The Sackets Harbor Battlefield “Civil War Saturday” offers stories of the US army and navy with loyalties strained on both sides. At the Sackets Harbor Navy Yard, when war broke out US navy Commandant Josiah Tattnall, near retirement, resigned to fight for his native state Georgia.

Visiting the historic site’s Commandant's House helps us imagine how his family lived before their untimely departure, some fleeing to Georgia, and Tattnall himself to the Confederate States navy. Those stories reflect what changed people’s lives forever.

Across the harbor at the army’s Madison Barracks, in 1861 Walter Bicker Camp headed military recruitment for the Union army. More stories of preparing for war.

The 94th Regiment and the 10th NY Heavy Artillery formed, and their new recruits shared barracks with the 7th US Infantry, crowding several thousand men together, causing disease to flourish and tense conflicts. Later the 20th NY Cavalry formed, the draft began, draft dodging started, and all the turmoil with it.

In Sackets Harbor, John Hadley’s story stands out. A young local African American, John joined the 8th US Colored Infantry. Wounded twice, he mustered-out in Texas at war’s end.

Discover these stories and more on Saturday with the visiting Civil War re-enactors.

Tomorrow is your last chance to join us for Birding at the Battlefield🐦We hope to see you out there☀
08/10/2026

Tomorrow is your last chance to join us for Birding at the Battlefield🐦

We hope to see you out there☀

Visit the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site today and meet seasonal staff as "1860's domestic servants" at ...
08/08/2026

Visit the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site today and meet seasonal staff as "1860's domestic servants" at the Commandant's House.

Go inside the Commandant’s House to hear about the Tattnall family and their domestic servants Nora and Clara from Ireland. These young immigrant women’s daily lives included cleaning, cooking, and washing for the Tattnall family of seven adults.

Next door in the Lieutenant’s House see the new interpretive panel banners in the gift shop and gallery. Outdoors on the navy yard fence is a newly added panel about Horse Island’s importance.

The stories on the banners and panels help bring the history of the site into the national spotlight.

Navy Yard buildings open Saturdays 10am to 4:30pm through October 10th; Sundays 1pm to 4:30pm through September 6th; Wednesday through Friday 10am to 4:30pm through September 4th.

Address

504 West Main Street
Sackets Harbor, NY
13685

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+13156463634

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