Upstate New York has many historical site of interest to the public. Fort Ticonderoga in Ticonderoga is a restored fort from the year 1755. The Fulton City Courthouse was built in 1772 and it is the oldest colonial courthouse still in use today, located in Johnstown. The Saratoga Monument in Saratoga stands for the victory of the American forces over General Burgoyne in the Revolutionary War. The oldest covered bridge in New York state is in Rifton and the Old Fort Johnson National Historic Landmark, the 1749 home of Sir William Johnson, is still standing almost exactly as it was then. The Bemmet-Billings Farmstead is an authentic 1840s farm open to the public in Newak Valley. The Old Fort Niagara Historic Site in Youngstown is another example of a colonial fort.
In Hyde Park, New York there is the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Roosevelt is considered one of the greatest of all the presidents of the United States. The place he called "Springwood" was his birthplace and he lived much of his life there. He used it as a summer White House and both he and his wife are buried there. There is also the Roosevelt Library and Museum close by.
The West Point Military Academy, in West Point, overlooking the Hudson River, is the longest continuously occupied military post in the US. West Point is open for guided tours to the public. It takes up more than 16,000 acres, making it one of the largest campuses of any school in the entire world. West Point is 50 miles north of New York City. West Point was founded in 1802 by Thomas Jefferson; the fort had been manned since 1778 before that.
The Buffalo and Erie City Historical Society in Buffalo exhibits buildings from the Pan-American Expo in 1901. This is where President William McKinley was assassinated that same year as he attended the expo. The Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn was the last residence of the famed woman that assisted slaves as they escaped through the "Underground Railroad."
Another president that spent his last hours in upstate New York was Ulysses S. Grant. The Grant Cottage is where he died of throat cancer in 1885. It is open to the public and remains the same as when he stayed there. Visitors to the Wilton, New York attraction can see the bed that he died in and view his personal things.
