Saratoga Monument

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Installed, 1883
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The capstone was placed on 3 November 1882, and the bronze statues were completed in August 1887. The statues were designed by George Bissell (Gates), Alexander Doyle (Schuyler), and William O'Donovan (Morgan). Markham designed the sixteen bronze bas-relief plaques that line the interior of the first floor.

Dedicated, Oct 17, 1912
Closed, 1987
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The monument had deteriorated such that it had to be closed due to safety concerns. A renovation was undertaken at a cost of $3 million

Reopened, 2005
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The monument was reopened on Columbus Day, 2005

Related People & Organizations
Hamilton Fish,First president of the Saratoga Monument Association 
William H. Willcox,In 1859, the Saratoga Monument Association was organized, with a board of fourteen permanent directors: George Strover, William Wilcox, Henry Holmes, James M. Marvin, John A. Corey, James M. Cook, Leroy Mowry, Asa C. Tefft, Peter Gansevoort, Hamilton Fish, Phillip Schuyler, George W. Blecker, and Horatio Seymour.
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