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Шаблон:Infobox NRHP Fort Salonga, also known as NYSDHP Unique Site No. A103-08-0036, is an archeological site in the vicinity of Fort Salonga, New York that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It is the site of the Revolutionary War British Fort Salonga, or Fort Slongo, (named after one of the fort's architects – George Slongo[2]) once located near the border of Huntington Township and The Town of Smithtown, overlooking the Long Island Sound.

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A historic plaque near the site

In an October 1781 skirmish between the British and Americans at the fort, Elijah Churchill, a soldier for the Continental Army, was wounded. He personally received a Badge of Military Merit from George Washington for his actions. The Badge became the Purple Heart and he is credited with being the first to receive the award.[3]

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