Plattsburgh Barracks

Plattsburgh Barracks: Sometime following the War of 1812, 40 log barracks were built within the pentagon complex formed by Forts Brown, Moreau, Scott, Gaines and Tompkins. Later three stone barracks were constructed on a military post South of this complex. Earliest found Postcards are from 1905.

This area between the Saranac River and Lake Champlain then went through a series of changes as follows:

Plattsburg Training Camp: Starting in 1917 it was the site of the "Plattsburgh Idea," a military officer training camp that was the forerunner of ROTC. This was also refered to as the Plattsburgh Military Camp and the Citizen's Military Training Camp, and also remained the U.S. Army Barracks.

Plattsburgh Naval Officers Training Camp - 1944.

Plattsburgh Army Air Force Convelescent Hospital - 1945

Champlain College - 1946, for returning servicemen.

Further Reading

Clute, Penelope D. "The Plattsburg Idea," New York Archives. v5 n2 (Fall 2005) 8-12
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