FORT SCOTT

     During the Battle of Plattsburgh Fort Scott was manned by the 33rd and 34th regiments of infantry under Major Vinson.  Fort Scott constituted

     the right flank of the American line of defense during the Battle of Plattsburgh.  It was named after General Winfield Scott, who was captured

     by the British and later exchanged.  Fort Scott was leveled off in 1892 so as to improve the parade ground at the new Plattsburgh Barracks. 

     The skeletons, some thirty or more that were taken from this old fort were buried with full military honors in the cemetery at the Plattsburgh

     Barracks.  Many of the old guns, cannon balls, etc. that were found were sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.