This Cache is placed as part of the New York State Park Saratoga/Capital District Regional Geocache Challenge. There are 62 geocaches hidden within 18 state parks and historic sites in this parks region, and geocachers finding 40 or more will be eligible to enter their names in a drawing for valuable prizes. The first 75 people to find 40 or more caches will receive a special geocache challenge coin. If you are interested in trying the challenge, you can pick up a geocache passport at any of the participating parks and sites or download it at www.nysparks.com
This cache contains a unique stamp which must stay with the cache. Use this stamp to mark your passport. This stamp is NOT a trade item. Some of the items in the cache are park souvenirs and do not need to be replaced with a trade item.
During the Saratoga Campaign of 1777, General Philip Schuyler ordered fortications to be built on Peebles Island in case the British Army was able to win at Saratoga. But fortunately these partial fortifications were never used. However, they still stand today. You can spot the bumpy landscape near the north bridge as you walk from the parking lot to ground zero. Stop for a second to read the historic marker. As for the cache, you will also get a nice view of Waterford's harbor