Students at Siena College to get chance to study Saratoga battlefield satellite office
Siena College, which has an academic program that concentrates on the Revolutionary War era, is planning to open a satellite office near the Saratoga battlefield so students can be close to the site of what they are studying.
On Tuesday, staff from the college toured the former Schuylerville High School on routes 4 and 29. The college is considering renting space in the building, which is just a short drive from the battlefield.
The Saratoga battlefield is the site of the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The American victory there is considered by many historians to be one of the most important battles in the Revolutionary War, but some say it isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Some scholars hope to increase exposure so it’s more akin to Gettysburg National Military Park, which gets an estimated 2 million visitors a year.
Siena College hopes to help accomplish this by establishing its Center for Revolutionary Era Studies nearby.
“It’s great. It’s an opportunity. The only other college with a similar program is the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College,” said Devin Lander, interim staff administrator for Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership.
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On Tuesday, staff from the college toured the former Schuylerville High School on routes 4 and 29. The college is considering renting space in the building, which is just a short drive from the battlefield.
The Saratoga battlefield is the site of the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The American victory there is considered by many historians to be one of the most important battles in the Revolutionary War, but some say it isn’t getting the attention it deserves. Some scholars hope to increase exposure so it’s more akin to Gettysburg National Military Park, which gets an estimated 2 million visitors a year.
Siena College hopes to help accomplish this by establishing its Center for Revolutionary Era Studies nearby.
“It’s great. It’s an opportunity. The only other college with a similar program is the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College,” said Devin Lander, interim staff administrator for Saratoga-Washington on the Hudson Partnership.