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Fort Brown Site is a historic former redoubt located on the Saranac River at Plattsburgh in Clinton County, New York. It was built during the War of 1812 and used in Battle of Plattsburgh. It had eight guns and four interior buildings.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.The site is part of now Fort Brown Park and is operated by the City of Plattsburgh.

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Fort Brown Site
Peru Street, City of Plattsburgh

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