used to train militia for the American Civil War, with the northern tip being inhabited by civilians. Rogers Island Visitors Center On July 6, 2001, the Rogers Island Visitors Center was opened on the island. Exhibits at the Visitors Center tell the story of the Fort Edward area, from the earliest Native Americans that lived here through the Revolutionary War. The Visitors Center also serves as the home base of operations for the Adirondack Community College Archeological Field School for six weeks each summer. The Rogers Island Visitors Center hosts an annual French & Indian War Encampment each September that has proven to be popular with reenactors and the general public. Living history demonstrations, drills and skirmishes are conducted along the banks of the Hudson River. See also Fort Edward (town), New York United States Army Rangers Robert Rogers' 28 "Rules of Ranging" References New York (state) in the American Revolution Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Archaeological sites in New York (state) Colonial forts in New York (state) Geography of Washington County, New York Forts in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, New York