Rogers Island (New York)

Rogers Island
Rogers Island (New York) is located in New York
Rogers Island (New York)
Rogers Island (New York) is located in the United States
Rogers Island (New York)
LocationFort Edward, New York
Coordinates43°15′42″N 73°35′8″W / 43.26167°N 73.58556°W / 43.26167; -73.58556
Built1755
NRHP reference No.73001283 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1973

Rogers Island is an island on the Hudson River, in Washington County, New York, that once formed part of the third largest "city" in colonial North America, and is considered the "spiritual home" of the United States Special Operations Forces, particularly the United States Army Rangers.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Rogers Island Visitors' Center retrieved on March 10, 2007