Thus intimately connecting this spot once more with the stirring events of that time, Holden's History of Queensbury states that lohabod Merritt, son-in-law of Abraham Wing, the founder, and father of Joseph, the first white child born in' this town, erected the first frame house in Queensbury, on one of the sections of the Town Plot, near the *■ Half-Way Brook," which was burned at this time. Connected in a way with Che history of the " Half- Way Brook," is the battle which took place at Fort Ann July 8, 1777, between the Americans under Colonel Long and the 9th British Regiment of Burgoyne's army. The scene of this affair is located only three-quarters of a mile from the point where the " Half-Way Brook " enters Wood Creek at Fort Ann village, and the semi-successful fight put up by Long's forces, was one of the first serious interferences which Burgoyne received in his plan of campaign." After this period the name of the " Half-Way Brook " practically disappears from the domain of national history and enters the field occupied by the local historian.'" In August, 1783, while " See Gov. Tryon's Map Vol. , Doc. Hist. N. Y., also Holden's Hist. Queensbury, page 479. " One of the Trustees of this Association, E. J. West, informs me that in 1858 William Welles erected a marble monument on the south end of Battle Hill to commemorate this battle. This was destroyed by an act of vandalism about 1870. Lately the Fort Ann "Grange" has set on foot a project to erect another monument in place of the former marker. It would seem to be proper and fitting for this Association to encourage and forward this movement in every possible way. '"Topographically, the "Half-Way Brook" in any State but New York, with its abundant streams and superior water power, would be entitled to and receive the name of river.