champlain canal : Historic and Cultural Sites and Museums Find out how the Champlain Region’s pivotal role as a transportation corridor influenced not only its people, culture, and industry, but the course of American history.   Fort Edward Old Fort House Museum Part of a seven building museum complex, which includes a one-room school house, an 1853 Law Office, an 1840 Tollhouse, and the Baldwin Barn housing a Pottery Exhibit with artifacts from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s. Museum offers free historic educational programs, including "History of the Champlain Canal" and a walking tour of Lock 7. visit site >>   Rogers Island Visitor Center Exhibits tell the story of the Fort Edward area, from the earliest Native Americans through the Revolutionary War.  visit site >>   Schuylerville Schuyler House Home of Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), revolutionary war hero and "Father of United States Canals." visit site >> Stillwater Saratoga National Historical Park 3,200 acre site of turning point of Revolutionary War in 1777. 9-mile tour road is accessible by car and bicycle, plus trails for x-country skiing, walking, and horseback riding. Extensive grassland habitat and Northern Hardwood forest make for excellent birdwatching. The park comprises of three separate units: the 4 square mile Battlefield in Stillwater, New York, the General Philip Schuyler House eight miles north in Schuylerville and the Saratoga Monument in the nearby village of Victory. visit site >>   Whitehall Skenesborough Museum and Whitehall Heritage Area Visitor Center Situated in a 1917 canal terminal building; over 4,000 artifacts and photos on display highlighting two main themes of Whitehall's history: transporation and defense. Visit the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce for information about this and other attractions in Whitehall. visit site >>	Champlain Canal