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Historical Sites related to the Life and Career of Benedict Arnold


  1. Retreat from the Champlain Valley

Old Fort House

Old Fort House Museum
29 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY

This 1772 house was built using timbers from old Fort Edward. During the Revolutionary War it was used as headquarters for both American and British generals as the tides of the war turned. It is open for tours, and is the centerpiece of a three-acre campus of historic buildings. See their website: http://oldforthousemuseum.com/

Benedict Arnold used the house as headquarters during the time he commanded the region as the Americans sought to delay and resist Burgoyne's advance from Lake Champlain to the Hudson.
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Sign at the roadside
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Sign at the roadside

  • Sign at the roadside
  • View of the house, with the bronze plaque in front
  • View of the house
  • Detail of the front door
  • Closeup of the plaque in front of the house
  • Interpretive panel outside the house
  • Detail of the map on the panel, showing the strategic location of Fort Edward
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