2009 Evacuation Day at Fort Montgomery { 10 images } Created 30 Nov 2009
Fort Montgomery, NY - Revolutionary War reenactors from the 5th New York Regiment were at the Fort Montgomery State Historical Site as spotlights lit up the sky in the background as part of the celebration of Evacuation Day on Nov. 25, 2009. Evacuation Day commemorates the day the British left the United States after the Revolutionary War on Nov. 25, 1783. Xenon TrackSpots lit the night sky in 13 locations from Beacon, N.Y., to Princeton, N.J.