Situated on the crest of Bemis Heights at the apex of the American line,
stood Fort Neilson. In reality the fort was a fortified barn, named for
John Neilson, the farmer who owned it. Strengthened on either side by
heavy batteries and protected by a breastwork of logs and felled trees,
the fort constituted a key point in the American line. The overlook from
this point offers a sweeping panorama of exceptional beauty and charm.
From here are visible the Adirondacks, the Green Mountains in Vermont,
the Berkshires in Massachusetts, and the Catskills.
Now standing on the site of Fort Neilson is the Block House, containing
relics of the Revolutionary period and exhibits designed to present the
story of the Battles of Saratoga and the Burgoyne Campaign.