Fort Salonga

Fort Salonga
Nearest city Fort Salonga, New York
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1776
NRHP reference # 82003406[1]
Added to NRHP May 21, 1982

Fort Salonga, also known as NYSDHP Unique Site No. A103-08-0036, is an archeological site in the vicinity of Fort Salonga, New York that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It is the site of the Revolutionary War British Fort Salonga, or Fort Slongo, (named after one of the fort’s architects – George Slongo[2]) once located near the border of Huntington Township and The Town of Smithtown, overlooking the Long Island Sound.

A historic plaque near the site

In an October 1781 skirmish between the British and Americans at the fort, Elijah Churchill was wounded. He personally received a Badge of Military Merit from George Washington for his actions. The Badge became the Purple Heart and he is credited with being the first to receive the award.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ http://northporthistorical.org/documents/Brief_History.pdf
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
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