Philip Schuyler - Legacy

Legacy

• Schuyler County, Illinois and Schuyler County, New York were named in his honor.

• Fort Schuyler, constructed 1833-56, at the tip of Throggs Neck (a narrow spit of land in the southeastern portion of the borough of the Bronx in New York City) was named in his honor. The fort, built to defend the passage between the East River and Long Island Sound from sea invasion, now houses the Maritime Industry Museum and the State University of New York Maritime College.

• The Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy in Albany, New York is named in his and his son's honor.

• A statue of Schuyler, created by sculptor J. Massey Rhind in 1925 stands on the grounds of Albany's city hall.