A noted military post, was midway between this marker and the brickyard. Its site was known locally as "The Garrison Grounds." The location was used as a fortified camp in 1757-58. The fort was erected in 1759. It was occupied by the forces of Baron Riedesel in the Burgoyne Campaign of 1777. It was burned in 1780 in the Carleton Raid at the time of the "Northern Invasion."
THE SEVEN MILE POST.
Was a block house with a stockaded enclosure which occupied the rise of ground north of the brook and west of the road, near the residence of W. H. Parker, from 1755 to Revolutionary times. During that period it was one of the most important halting places in north America.
—Erected 1905 By—
NEW YORK STATE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
In this connection it is only proper to add to this report that a tablet for Bloody Pond is under way and will be erected during the coming year. The expense of providing for these tablets was taken care of by the following subscriptions:
The Contributors to the Fund for Marking Historic Spots.
| Henry Crandall, | F. B. Richards, |
| William McEchron, | B. B. Fowler, |
| Jonathan Coolidge, | M. Ames, |
| R. A. Little, | W. M. Haskell, |
| J. L. Cunningham, | S. B. Goodman, |
| E. W. West, | A. W. Sherman, |
| Wm. H. Robbins, | George F. Bayle, |
| Sherman Williams, | S. T. Birdsall, |
| Samuel Pruyn, | W. K. Bixby, |
| J. A. Holden. |
At the annual meeting of this Association, held in August, 1905, J. A. Holden was selected to prepare a historical sketch concerning Half-Way Brook, which is herewith appended.
For the Committee, SHERMAN WILLIAMS, Chairman. J. A. HOLDEN, Secretary.