On this day in 1777, Congress names Brigadier General Thomas Conway as the Inspector General; in 1780, Alexander Hamilton married Elizabeth Schuyler at the Schuyler mansion in Albany; in 1799, George Washington dies at Mt. Vernon, Virginia after five decades of service to his country, his last words reportedly were: “I feel myself going, I thank you for your attentions; but I pray you to take no more trouble about me, let me go off quietly, I cannot last long,” Washington was sixty-seven years old and he visited Saratoga and the Schuyler House in 1783, in 1978, Court Stella Maris held Christmas Party; in 2004,the City of Saratoga Springs conducted a final hearing on the Environmental Impact Statement regarding the use of Saratoga Lake as a source of water for the city of Saratoga Springs, of particular concern is the portion of this document that calls for the creation of a Saratoga Lake Watershed Management District, for fears such a district would place severe restrictions on possible uses of the land in the town of Saratoga that falls within the watershed, ultimately the Lake was not used as a source of water.
On this day is a chronological timetable of events that occurred on this day in history around the Town of Saratoga. Discover what happened today in local history by following us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/historiantosaratoga/
(Thank you to Deputy Historian Patricia Peck for compiling information for this timetable.)
December 14
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